Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
14 November 2006



14 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 200,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1415p, the lowest price paid was 1395p and the average price was 1407.7489p per
share.










































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