Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
31 March 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 31 March 2003 that it had between 27 and 28 March 2003:



a)   released 3,122,100 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary
shares (the "Shares") to participants in the British American Tobacco Deferred
Share Bonus Scheme in accordance with the rules of the Scheme; and



b)   released 72,419 Shares to satisfy the exercise of options
under the Company's share option scheme.



The participants on whose behalf 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 35,714,925 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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