Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
22 June 2006

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 21 June 2006 that it had on 21 June 2006 released 3,500
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p Ordinary Shares (the "Shares") to Mr JP
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 20,997,120 Shares.



On the same day, Mr Daly sold 3,500 Shares at a price of 1339p per Share.



Following this transaction, Mr Daly has a total beneficial and family interest
in 23,809 Shares (including 22,912 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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