Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
14 July 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 11 July 2003 that it had on 10 July 2003 disposed of
22,257 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "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 a director
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 33,375,961 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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