Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
12 December 2006



12 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 275,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1450p, the lowest price paid was 1442p and the average price was 1446.4754p per
share.







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