Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
08 November 2006



08 November 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 300,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1432p, the lowest price paid was 1412p and the average price was 1423.5728p per
share.








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