Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
8 July 2002


DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 8 July 2002 that it had between 2 July and 3 July 2002
released 38,639 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
"Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus
Scheme (the "Scheme").  In addition, the independent trustee notified the
Company on 8 July 2002 that it had on 2 July 2002 purchased 6,779 Shares which
were immediately released to a participant in the Scheme.  The participants to
whom Shares were released 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 34,616,560 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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