Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
29 May 2002


DIRECTORS' INTERESTS


The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 28 May 2002 that it had on 28 May 2002


a)  released 10,970 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
    (the "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Long Term
    Incentive Plan.


b)  disposed of 22,049 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary
    shares (the "Shares") to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's
    share option scheme.


c)  released 19,887 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
    (the "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred 
    Share Bonus Scheme.


The participants to whom the shares were released or disposed of were 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 35,096,123 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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