Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
08 June 2005













                          British American Tobacco PLC



                                SHARE REPURCHASE



British American Tobacco PLC announces that on 8th  June 2005 it purchased for
cancellation  900,000 of its Ordinary shares from Credit Suisse First Boston at
a price of 1079.01 pence per share.




















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