Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
18 June 2007



18 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 400,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1673p, the lowest price paid was 1659p and the average price was 1665.6516p per
share.





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