Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
7 January 2002

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC


2) Name of director

MR MARTIN FAULKNER BROUGHTON


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS OVER BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. SHARES UNDER AN
INLAND REVENUE APPROVED SAVINGS-RELATED SHARE OPTION SCHEME


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

2,954

8) Percentage of issued class



9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security

ORDINARY 25P


12) Price per share

233.33P


13) Date of transaction

3 JANUARY 2002

14) Date company informed



4 JANUARY 2002


15) Total holding following this notification

281,191 SHARES AND 162,184 SHARES UNDER THE DEFERRED SHARE BONUS SCHEME


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

NIL

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification


23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

G C W CUNNINGTON 020 7845 1925

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification................. 7 JANUARY 2002 .................