Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
23 January 2002

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 22 January 2002 that it had on 22 January 2002 disposed
of 14,309 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the 'Shares') to
satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's share option scheme. The
participants in respect of whom the disposal of shares were made are not
directors of British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Following this transaction, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 30,228,473 Shares. The following
executive directors, together with other employees, are potential beneficiaries
and are therefore treated as having an interest: Mr P N Adams, Mr M F Broughton
and Mr P A Rayner.





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