Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
06 June 2007




06 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 600,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1684p, the lowest price paid was 1663p and the average price was 1672.3976p per
share.





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