Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
18 September 2006

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





Notification made in accordance with Section 324 (as extended by Section 328) of
the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules
sourcebook.



The Company was notified on 15 September 2006 by the trustee of the British
American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") that on 13 September
2006 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares
") were purchased for the following executive directors and other persons
discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") at a price
of 1499.6p per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee
in accordance with the Plan.



The number of Shares purchased by each Participant, together with their
interests following the transaction, are as follows:



Participant           British American             Total Beneficial and Family
                      Tobacco Shares               Interests following this
                      Purchased                    Notification




P N Adams             24                           261,979 (including 118,611
                                                   Deferred Shares)

A Monteiro de Castro   4                           255,708 (including 75,889
                                                   Deferred Shares)


P A Rayner           20                            166,353 (including 82,821
                                                   Deferred Shares)

M C T Prideaux       24                            94,506 (including 35,974
                                                   Deferred Shares)

J Rembiszewski      24                             58,479 (including 50,863
                                                   Deferred Shares)

J B Stevens         10                             54,471 (including 34,741
                                                   Deferred Shares)

R Kindts             3                             57,829 (including 18,872
                                                   Deferred Shares)

P H Taylor          24                             127,504 (including 29,354
                                                   Deferred Shares)

N R Withington      24                             76,164 (including 35,974
                                                   Deferred Shares)



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

IAMB de Minvielle Devaux, Assistant Company Secretary, 0207 845 1545


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