Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
04 May 2007



04 May 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 459,185 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1600p, the lowest price paid was 1557p and the average price was1589.3867p per
share.





















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