Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
11 December 2006



11 December 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 400,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1454p, the lowest price paid was 1442p and the average price was 1446.5015p per
share.





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