Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
10 November 2006



10 November 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 349,889 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1424p, the lowest price paid was 1405p and the average price was 1415.8733p per
share.










































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