British AM. Tobacco Transaction in Own Shares

    RNS Number : 8493Z
  British American Tobacco PLC
  24 July 2008
   

    TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
    British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") announces that in accordance with the
authority granted by shareholders at the Company's
Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2008 it purchased 175,000 of its Ordinary shares of 25
pence each ("shares") on 24 July 2008.  The
average price was 1830.7015p per share. 
    The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury.
    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 16,451,449 of its shares in
Treasury. The Company has 2,008,566,767 ordinary
shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares). 
    Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:  

    G C W Cunnington
    Deputy Secretary
    020 7845 1925

    24 July 2008

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