Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
29 July 2002

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS


The independent trustees of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust 
("BATGET") and the B.A.T Industries Employee Share Ownership Plan ("BATESOP")
notified the Company on 26 July 2002 that on the same day a total of 49,522
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") had been
transferred from the BATGET to the BATESOP to correct an error whereby Shares
were released from the BATESOP upon the exercise of options under the British
American Tobacco Share Option Scheme.  None of the five participants who had
exercised options were directors of British American Tobacco p.l.c.


Following these notifications, the independent trustee of the BATGET holds a
total of 34,422,639 Shares and the independent trustee of the BATESOP holds a
total of 1,234,950 Shares.  The following executive directors, together with
other employees, are potential beneficiaries under these trusts 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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