Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
30 March 2007



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the
Disclosure Rules sourcebook.


The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 29 March 2007 that it had on 29 March 2007 released
20,000 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p Ordinary Shares (the "Shares") to Mr
J P Daly, a person discharging managerial responsibilities and a participant in
the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan.


Following this transaction, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 16,368,411 Shares.

On the same day, Mr Daly sold 20,000 Shares at a price of 1597.6501p per Share.

Following this transaction, Mr Daly has a total beneficial and family interest
in 34,570 Shares (including 27,435 Deferred Shares).

The following executive directors, together with other employees, are potential
beneficiaries under the trust, and are therefore deemed to be technically
interested for Companies Act purposes but were not connected with the
transactions that took place on the above mentioned date:  Mr P N Adams, Mr P A
Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.


Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

I A M B de Minvielle Devaux
Assistant Company Secretary


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