Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
17 March 2004

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



On 17 March 2004, the Company granted an award of British American Tobacco
p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares to the directors of British American Tobacco listed
below under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme at an award price of 808.5p per
Share.  Awards under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme are conditional awards of
shares which are held in trust for three years and no further performance
conditions apply in that period.





Director                             Deferred         Total Beneficial
                                     Shares Awarded   Interests following this
                                                      Notification


M F Broughton                          80,890         865,231 (including 203,252
                                                      Deferred Shares)



P N Adams                              46,011         322,937 (including 112,411
                                                      Deferred Shares)



A Monteiro de Castro                   25,260         217,810 (including 69,850
                                                      Deferred Shares)



P A Rayner                             37,105         156,157 (including 73,725
                                                      Deferred Shares)








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