Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
28 June 2007



28 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 500,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1710p, the lowest price paid was 1687.50p and the average price was 1694.2185p
per share.






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