Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
30 August 2005

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the
Disclosure Rules sourcebook.

The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 30 August 2005 that it had on 26 August 2005 released
9,408 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p Ordinary Shares (the "Shares") to Mr R
Kindts, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, following Mr Kindts's
exercise on 26 August 2005 of an award made under the British American Tobacco
Long Term Incentive Plan.

Of the 9,408 Shares released to Mr Kindts, 3,871 were sold on behalf of Mr
Kindts at a price of 1106p per Share to meet tax liabilities and dealing costs.

Following this transaction, Mr Kindts has a total beneficial and family interest
in 48,394 Shares (including 17,160 Deferred Shares).

Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 23,812,151 Shares.

The following executive directors, together with other employees, are potential
beneficiaries under the trust, and are therefore deemed to be technically
interested for Companies Act purposes but were not connected with the
transaction that took place on the above mentioned date:  Mr P N Adams, Mr P A
Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.

Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

A C Girling
Deputy Company Secretary

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