Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
1 May 2002

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 30 April 2002 that it had on 30 April 2002


a)         released 22,079 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
(the "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Long Term
Incentive Plan.  The participant to whom shares were released is not a director
of British American Tobacco p.l.c.


b)         disposed of 8,996 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 participant in respect of whom the disposal of shares was
made is not a director 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 36,029,265 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,
Mr P A Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.









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