Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
13 June 2007



13 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
1646p, the lowest price paid was 1630p and the average price was 1640.3617p per
share.







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