Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
01 December 2006



01 December 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 300,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1452p, the lowest price paid was 1428p and the average price was 1444.0765p per
share.












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