Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
31 October 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 31 October 2003 that between 22 October 2003 and 29
October 2003 it had disposed of 154,172 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p
ordinary shares (the "Shares") to satisfy the exercise of options under the
Company's executive share option scheme. The participants in respect of whom the
disposal of shares were made are not directors of British American Tobacco
p.l.c.

Following this transaction, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 32,566,255 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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