Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
25 June 2007



25 June 2007



                          British American Tobacco PLC

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                           Transaction in own shares

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British American Tobacco PLC announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 400,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1650p, the lowest price paid was 1637p and the average price was 1644.2375p per
share.





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