Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
28 November 2006

28 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
1447p, the lowest price paid was 1433p and the average price was 1443.7656p per
share.



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