British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from UBS AG as part of its buyback program. The company bought 300,000 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2407.00p to 2432.00p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 2,416.2238p. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,233,506,041 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 220,522,014 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 company also provided a schedule of individual trades carried out by UBS AG on 2 April 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the respective markets and times of the transactions.

For further information, investors can contact the company's Investor Relations team at +44 (0) 20 7845 2012/1124/1095/1263/1117.