Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
28 March 2002



DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 27 March 2002 that it had on 27 March 2002 released
98,409 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to
participants in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan.  Of these
Shares, 50,427 Shares were released to Mr A Monteiro de Castro, a Director of
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Following this transaction, Mr Monteiro de Castro has a beneficial interest in
163,034 Shares (including 106,887 Shares under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme).

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
also notified the Company on 27 March 2002 that it had on 27 March 2002 disposed
of 29,585 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 these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 32,621,435 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 A Monteiro de Castro and Mr P A Rayner.


ENQUIRIES:

Investor Relations:

Ralph Edmondson    020 7845 1180


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