Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
21 May 2003


DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 21 May 2003 that it had between 19 and 20 May 2003


a) released 40,406 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
(the "Shares") to participants in the British American Tobacco Long Term
Incentive Plan; and

b) disposed of 21,226 Shares to satisfy the exercise of options under
the Company's share option scheme.


The participants to whom shares were released or in respect of whom the disposal
of shares were made 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 34,713,235 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 P A Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.


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