British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from Merrill Lynch International as part of its buyback program. The company purchased 653,060 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 2462.5683p per share. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,224,498,302 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, and will hold 133,278,266 ordinary shares in treasury.

The information provided may be used by shareholders to determine whether they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The individual transactions and details of the purchases, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, market, and time of transaction, have been disclosed in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK.

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