Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
04 December 2006

04 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 250,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1431p, the lowest price paid was 1420p and the average price was 1425.9686p per
share.



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