Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
18 May 2007



18 May 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 228,995 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1620p, the lowest price paid was 1615p and the average price was 1618.807p per
share.





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