Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
24 November 2006



24 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 75,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was 1450p,
the lowest price paid was 1434p and the average price was 1442.194p per share.




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