Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
04 June 2007



04 June 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
1717.50p, the lowest price paid was 1696p and the average price was 1708.7705p
per share.





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