Total Voting Rights

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") - Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules provision 5.6.1, we notify the market of the following:-

That, as at 28 February 2011, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 1,996,941,561 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") with voting rights (the "Voting Rights Figure").

As at 28 February 2011, the Company held 28,960,054 Shares in Treasury.

The Voting Rights Figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their voting rights interest, or a change to that interest, in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Ann Griffiths

Assistant Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

1 March 2011