Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
31 October 2006



31 October 2006




                          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 250,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1436p, the lowest price paid was 1422p and the average price was 1430.0462p per
share.










































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