Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
23 November 2006

23 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 350,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1454p, the lowest price paid was 1437p and the average price was 1448.3869p per
share.



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