Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
14 May 2007



14 May 2007


                          British American Tobacco PLC

                           Transaction in own shares



British American Tobacco PLC announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 500,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1581p, the lowest price paid was 1567p and the average price was 1574.7584p per
share.




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