Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
19 June 2007


19 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 500,000 Ordinary shares. The highest price paid per share was
1670p, the lowest price paid was 1647p and the average price was1662.5831p per
share.






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