Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
19 April 2004

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 16 April 2004 that it had on 15 April 2004 released
23,366 Shares to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's share
option scheme.



The independent trustee also notified the Company on 15 April 2004 that 46
Shares had been released to a participant in the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme on
25 March 2004.



The participants to whom shares were released 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 32,158,145 Shares.  The following
executive directors, together with other employees, are potential beneficiaries
and are therefore treated as having an interest: Mr M F Broughton, Mr P N Adams,
Mr P A Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.


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