Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
10 July 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 9 July 2003 that it had between 7 and 9 July 2003:



a)         released 8,561 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
(the "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share
Bonus Scheme.  The participant to whom shares was released is not a director of
British American Tobacco p.l.c.



b)         disposed of 21,137 Shares to satisfy the exercise of options under
the Company's share option scheme. The participant in respect of whom the
disposal of shares was made is not director 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 33,398,218 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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