Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
12 February 2004

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 11 February 2004 that, between 6 February and 10
February 2004, it had disposed of 153,326 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 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 30,562,338 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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