Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

British American Tobacco p.l.c. has announced the purchase of 565,883 of its ordinary shares between July 6 and July 10, 2026, as part of its ongoing buyback program. The weighted average price paid per share ranged from 4,470.46 pence to 4,603.55 pence. Following these transactions and subsequent cancellation, the company will have 2,164,279,380 ordinary shares in issue, with 132,654,339 shares held in treasury.

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British American Tobacco PLC
13 July 2026
 

British American Tobacco p.l.c. 

 

13 July 2026

 

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES  

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 15 April 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("Shares") from UBS AG London Branch ("UBS") during the period from 06 July 2026 to 10 July 2026 as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:  

 

Date of purchase: 

06 July 2026

07 July 2026

08 July 2026

09 July 2026

10 July 2026

Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased: 

91,500

93,632

89,203

145,818

145,630

Highest price paid per share (pence): 

4,641.00p

4,651.00p

4,635.00p

4,523.00p

4,491.00p

Lowest price paid per share (pence):             

4,567.00p

4,592.00p

4,573.00p

4,475.00p

4,444.00p

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):

4,603.55p

4,623.79p

4,602.12p

4,501.40p

4,470.46p

 

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Shares.  

 

Following the purchase and cancellation of these Shares, the Company will have 2,164,279,380 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 132,654,339 ordinary shares in treasury. This information may be used by shareholders to determine whether they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.   

 

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK, a schedule of individual trades carried out by UBS during the period set out above is detailed in the attached:

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1117M_1-2026-7-13.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1117M_2-2026-7-13.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1117M_3-2026-7-13.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1117M_4-2026-7-13.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1117M_5-2026-7-13.pdf

 

Enquiries: 

 

Investor Relations 

Victoria Buxton | IR_team@bat.com

 

 

Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 

 

Issuer name 

ISIN Code 

Transaction date 

Daily total volume (in number of shares) 

Daily weighted average price of shares acquired 

Platform 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

06/07/2026

91,500

4,603.55p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

06/07/2026

0

0.00p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

06/07/2026

0

0.00p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

07/07/2026

66,093

4,624.09p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

07/07/2026

19,276

4,623.15p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

07/07/2026

8,263

4,622.86p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

08/07/2026

63,122

4,602.06p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

08/07/2026

18,192

4,602.68p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

08/07/2026

7,889

4,601.30p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

09/07/2026

105,767

4,501.44p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

09/07/2026

28,080

4,501.36p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

09/07/2026

11,971

4,501.09p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

10/07/2026

104,701

4,470.63p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

10/07/2026

28,535

4,470.22p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

10/07/2026

12,394

4,469.58p

BATE 

 

 

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