Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
13 May 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 13 May 2003 that



a)         between 12 May and 13 May 2003 it had released 75,062 British
American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to participants in
the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan; and



b)         on 12 May 2003 6,964 Shares released in error on 27 March 2003 to a
participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus Scheme had been
returned to the Trust.



The participants to whom Shares were released or disposed of 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 34,774,867 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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