British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares as part of its buyback program. The company bought 43,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Merrill Lynch International on 6th June 2024. The highest price paid per share was 2423.00p, the lowest was 2401.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2411.3303p. The purchased shares will be canceled, and after this transaction, the company will have 2,222,620,089 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, and will hold 133,277,831 ordinary shares in treasury.

The information about the purchase and cancellation of shares 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 company also provided a schedule of individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International on 6th June 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the time of each transaction.

The company's Investor Relations team can be contacted for further inquiries at +44 (0) 20 7845 2012/1124/1263/1117. The schedule of purchases includes aggregate information and individual transactions, providing detailed insight into the buyback program.