Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
22 November 2006



22 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 250,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1460p, the lowest price paid was 1446p and the average price was 1455.3632p per
share.


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