Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
17 November 2006



17 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
1451p, the lowest price paid was 1434p and the average price was 1441.3549p per
share.










































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