Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
18 September 2007

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 18 September 2007 by the trustee of the British
American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "International
Plan") that on 12 September 2007 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American
Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following person
discharging managerial responsibility (the "Participant") at a price of £16.90
per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in
accordance with the International Plan.



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

J Daly                            8                        34,763 (including 27,435
                                                            Deferred Shares)





In addition, the Company was notified on 18 September 2007 by the trustee of the
British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on
12 September 2007 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c.
(the "Shares") were purchased for the following executive directors and other
persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") at a
price of £16.445 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the
trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.

The number of Shares purchased by each Participant in the UK Plan, 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                              29                   262,406 (including 118,683
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

A Monteiro de Castro                    8                   262,072 (including 81,966
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

P A Rayner                             25                   166,984 (including 74,057
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

M C T Prideaux                         29                   120,521 (including 31,634
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

J Rembiszewski                         29                    73,286 (including 45,315
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

J B Stevens                            13                    52,131 (including 32,192
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

R Kindts                                5                    65,518 (including 23,482
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

P H Taylor                             29                   125,445 (including 26,940
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

N R Withington                         29                    72,406 (including 31,634
                                                                 Deferred Shares)

N Durante                               1                   120,122 (including 22,549
                                                                 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:
Isabel de Minvielle Devaux, Assistant Company Secretary, 0207 845 1545




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