27th Aug 2008 09:27
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 300,000 of its Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("shares") on 26 August 2008. The average price was 1806.4989p per share.
The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury.
Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 19,663,971 of its shares in Treasury. The Company has 2,005,356,510 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
A E Griffiths
Assistant Secretary
020 7845 1920
27 August 2008
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