Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
09 November 2006



09 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 170,401 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1430p, the lowest price paid was 1422p and the average price was 1428.6724p per
share.





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