Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
02 January 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 and Transparency Rules.



The Company was notified on 2 January 2008 by the trustee of the British
American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 2 January 2008 the
following executive directors and other persons discharging managerial
responsibility (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of
25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the
Partnership Share Scheme at a price of £19.78 per Share.



The number of Shares purchased by each Participant, together with their
interests following the transaction, are as follows:



Participant                   British American     Total Beneficial and Family
                              Tobacco Shares       Interests following this
                              Purchased            Notification

P N Adams                          7               262,433 (including 118,683
                                                   Deferred Shares)

P A Rayner                         6               167,011 (including 74,057
                                                   Deferred Shares)

N Durante                          6               120,149 (including 22,549
                                                   Deferred Shares*)

M C T Prideaux                     7               120,548 (including 31,634
                                                   Deferred Shares)

J Rembiszewski                     7               74,742 (including 45,315
                                                   Deferred Shares)

P H Taylor                         7               125,472 (including 26,940
                                                   Deferred Shares)

N R Withington                     7               72,488 (including 31,634
                                                   Deferred Shares)





*Of the 22,549 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests for
Mr Durante, a total of 11,983 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will be
cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A., a British American Tobacco subsidiary company.



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

A E Griffiths, Assistant Company Secretary 0207 845 1920



2 January 2008


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