Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
14 June 2007


14 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 332,990 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1655p, the lowest price paid was 1645p and the average price was 1650.679p per
share.



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