Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
26 June 2007



26 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 32,287 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was 1660p,
the lowest price paid was 1658p and the average price was 1659.437p per share.



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