Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
05 June 2007


05 June 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 600,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1706p, the lowest price paid was 1688p and the average price was 1695.7373p per
share.



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