Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
09 May 2007

09 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 500,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1585p, the lowest price paid was 1563.50p and the average price was 1571.2793p
per share.


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