Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
27 June 2007



27 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 385,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1710p, the lowest price paid was 1691p and the average price was 1701.5217p per
share.





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