Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
03 April 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 April 2008 by the trustees of the British American
Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco
International Employee Share Ownership Plan (together the "Plans") that on 1
April 2008 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the 
"Shares") were awarded to the executive directors of British American Tobacco
and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (the "Participants")
listed below by way of the Share Reward Scheme and the International Share
Reward Scheme respectively (the Free Shares element of the Plans) at a price of
£19.22 per Share.


The number of Shares awarded to each Participant, together with their interests
following this transaction, is as follows:


Participant      British American Tobacco       Total Beneficial Interests
                 Shares Awarded                 following this Notification


P N Adams             93                        250,553  (including 106,544 Deferred Shares)

N Durante             70                        119,658  (including 21,974* Deferred Shares)
                  
P A Rayner            93                        158,643  (including 65,582 Deferred Shares)

J B Stevens           93                        51,574   (including 28,487 Deferred Shares)

M Cobben              93                        103,286  (including 15,205 Deferred Shares)

J P Daly              93                        25,723   (including 24,535 Deferred Shares)

A M Gray              93                        15,079   (including 14,659 Deferred Shares)

R Kindts              93                        69,521   (including 21,880 Deferred Shares)

M C T Prideaux        93                        116,714  (including 27,694 Deferred Shares)

J Rembiszewski        93                        78,015   (including 39,754 Deferred Shares)

P H Taylor            93                        127,770  (including 24,071 Deferred Shares)

N R Withington        93                        68,654   (including 27,694 Deferred Shares)



*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
British American Tobacco p.l.c.



3 April 2008


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