Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
04 August 2005

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



Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the
Disclosure Rules sourcebook.



The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 3 August 2005 that it had on 2 August 2005 released
65,218 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p Ordinary Shares (the "Shares") to Mr
J M Kruger, a person discharging managerial responsibilities and a participant
in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan, at a price of 1141p
per Share.



Following this transaction, Mr Kruger has a total beneficial and family interest
in 132,287 Shares (including 35,026 Deferred Shares).



Following this transaction, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 24,051,904 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
transaction that took place on the above mentioned date:  Mr P N Adams, Mr P A
Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.



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



A C Girling
Deputy Company Secretary

0207 845 1919




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