Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
23 March 2007



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 22 March 2007 that on 22 March 2007 it had purchased
124,900 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p Ordinary Shares (the "Shares") at a
price of 1594.8p per Share to satisfy the future release of awards under the
Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and Deferred Share Bonus Scheme.



In addition, the independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group
Employee Trust notified the Company on 23 March 2007 that it had on 23 March
2007 released 43,544 Shares to satisfy the exercise of an award made under the
Company's Long Term Incentive Plan by Mr F de Andrade, a person discharging
managerial responsibilities.  The Shares were sold at a price of 1587.2837p per
Share.



Following this transaction, Mr de Andrade has a total beneficial and family
interest in 106,961 Shares (including 31,634 Deferred Shares).



Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 16,814,175 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 on the above mentioned dates:  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:



I A M B de Minvielle Devaux
Assistant Company Secretary



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