Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
29 May 2007



29 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 78,559 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was 1670p,
the lowest price paid was 1656.50p and the average price was 1663.3225p per
share.







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