Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
22 May 2007



22 May 2007



                          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 500,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1630p, the lowest price paid was 1616p and the average price was 1625.8171p per
share.




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