Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
15 June 2007




15 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 400,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1675p, the lowest price paid was 1653p and the average price was 1663.1491p per
share.




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