Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
03 April 2006



DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING


The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 31 March 2006 that it had between 24 March 2006 and 29
March 2006 released:


a) 46,077 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
   "Shares") to participants in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive
   Plan;



b) 10,141 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to 
   participants in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus Scheme; and



c) 146,311 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to 
   satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's share option scheme.



Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 22,212,469 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 between the above mentioned dates:  Mr P N Adams,
Mr P A Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.


A C Girling

Deputy Secretary


0207 845 1919


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