British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from UBS AG as part of its buyback program. The company bought 170,000 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2478.00p to 2503.00p per share. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,219,822,059 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 133,277,344 ordinary shares in treasury. This information 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 10 July 2024, detailing the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the market and time of each transaction. This information is 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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