Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
07 June 2007



07 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
1674p, the lowest price paid was 1631p and the average price was 1658.5138p per
share.





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