Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
28 November 2006

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


Notification made in accordance with Section 324 (as extended by Section 328) of
the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules
sourcebook.



The Company was notified on 27 November 2006 by the trustee of the British
American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 27 November 2006 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 1445p 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                               9                       262,005
                                                     (including 118,611 
                                                        Deferred Shares)

A Monteiro de Castro                    8                       255,733
                                                      (including 75,889
                                                        Deferred Shares)

P A Rayner                              9                       166,379
                                                      (including 82,821
                                                        Deferred Shares)

M C T Prideaux                          9                        94,532
                                                      (including 35,974
                                                        Deferred Shares)

J Rembiszewski                          9                        58,505
                                                      (including 50,863
                                                        Deferred Shares)

P H Taylor                              9                       127,530 
                                                      (including 29,354
                                                        Deferred Shares)

N R Withington                          9                        76,255
                                                      (including 35,974
                                                        Deferred Shares)


Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
Isabel de Minvielle Devaux, Assistant Company Secretary, 0207 845 1545


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