Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
20 March 2008

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF 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 18 March 2008 that it had on 17 March 2008 released a
total of 143,187 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "
Shares") to the following executive directors and other persons discharging
managerial responsibility (together "the Participants") as follows:




Participant       Shares released No. of Shares   No. of shares sold  Net No. of  Total Beneficial and Family
                  from 2005 DSBS  sold at £18.58  at £18.58 to cover  Shares      Interests following this
                  Award           per Share       UK tax liability    acquired    Notification

P N Adams                  37,742          37,742                 n/a         n/a 250,307 (including 106,544
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
P A Rayner                 23,977          23,977                 n/a         n/a 158,550 (including 65,582
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
N Durante                  *6,603             n/a                 n/a         n/a 119,588 (including 21,974**
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben                  6,996             n/a               3,104       3,892 103,193 (including 15,205
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
J P Daly                    8,772           8,772                 n/a         n/a 25,630 (including 24,535
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
A M Gray                    4,310           4,310                 n/a         n/a 14,986 (including 14,659
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
R Kindts                    6,926             n/a               2,843       4,083 69,428 (including 21,880
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux             10,360          10,360                 n/a         n/a 116,621 (including 27,694
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
J Rembiszewski             14,800             n/a               6,072       8,728 77,922 (including 39,754
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens                10,360           3,054               4,251       3,055 51,481 (including 28,487
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
P H Taylor                  8,584             n/a               3,523       5,061 127,677 (including 24,071
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)
N R Withington             10,360          10,360                 n/a         n/a 68,561 (including 27,694
                                                                                  Deferred Shares)



*This interest of 6,603 Deferred Shares was granted by, and has been cash
settled by, Souza Cruz S.A. (a British American Tobacco subsidiary company) at
£19.16 per Share.  In accordance with the Scheme rules, the applicable share
price for phantom awards (such as those awarded to Mr Durante by Souza Cruz
S.A.) is the closing mid-market price on the business day immediately preceding
the date of release; the applicable share price for non-phantom awards is that
on the business day of release.



** Of the 21,974 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests
for Mr Durante, a total of 5,380 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will
be cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A.





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

G.C.W. Cunnington

Deputy Secretary



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