Holding in Company

British American Tobacco PLC
6 November 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. Name of company

    BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.

    2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

    BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP

    3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

    NON-BENEFICIAL

    4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them

    NOT DISCLOSED - SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


    6) Percentage of issued class



    7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    NOT DISCLOSED

    8) Percentage of issued class



    9) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH AND AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS (ADRs) ('THE
    RELEVANT SHARES')

    10) Date of transaction

    26 OCTOBER 2001

    11) Date company informed

    5 NOVEMBER 2001

    12) Total holding following this notification

    140,560,008 ORDINARY SHARES (SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)


    13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    6.4%

    14) Any additional information


 A. EXTRACT FROM DISCLOSURE:
    '(iii) the registered holders of all the Relevant Shares in which Brandes
    has an interest for purposes of the Act are approximately 510 custodian
    banks unaffiliated with Brandes.'

 B. ITEM 12

The total holding of 140,560,008 Ordinary Shares comprises 75,956,628 Ordinary
Shares and 32,301,690 ADRs represented by 64,603,380 Ordinary Shares.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

G C W CUNNINGTON 020 7845 1925

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

G C W CUNNINGTON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY


17) Date of notification ....................6 NOVEMBER 2001.....