Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
20 November 2006



20 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 162,500 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1445p, the lowest price paid was 1428p and the average price was 1442.2953p per
share.




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