Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
06 August 2004

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 6 August 2004 that it had on 4 August 2004 and 5 August
2004 released 6,538 Shares to satisfy the exercise of options under the
Company's share option scheme.



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 28,309,418 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 P A Rayner and
Mr A Monteiro de Castro.




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