Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
22 June 2006



DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING


The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 22 June 2006 that it had between 20 June 2006 and 21
June 2006 released:


a) 718 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
   "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Long Term 
   Incentive Plan;


b) 2,083 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to a 
   participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus Scheme; and


c) 21,090 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to 
   satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's share option scheme.


Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 20,973,229 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 between the above mentioned dates:  Mr P N Adams,
Mr P A Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.


I A M B de Minvielle Devaux

Assistant Secretary


0207 845 1545


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