Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
25 March 2002

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 25 March 2002 that it had purchased 5,516,336 British
American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") on 22 March 2002 at a
price of 665.496p per Share to satisfy the future exercise of options under the
Company's share option scheme and the future release of awards under the
Company's long term incentive plan and deferred share bonus scheme.



Following this transaction, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 33,073,128 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.



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