Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
14 February 2002


DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 13 February 2002 that it had on 13 February 2002

a)released 22,419 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
'Shares') to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus
Scheme. The participant to whom shares were released is not a director of
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)disposed of 107,808 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 disposals of shares were
made are not directors of British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 29,738,506 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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