Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
13 November 2006



13 November 2006



                          British American Tobacco PLC
                              --------------------
                           Transaction in own shares
                             ----------------------


British American Tobacco PLC announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 100,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1410p, the lowest price paid was 1406p and the average price was 1408.7203p per
share.










































                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange