British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of 180,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from UBS AG as part of its buyback program. The highest price paid per share was 2,533.00p, the lowest was 2,498.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2510.1279p. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving it with 2,221,653,897 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and 133,277,831 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 schedule of individual trades carried out by UBS AG on 26 June 2024 is also provided in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK.

The schedule of purchases includes aggregate information such as the issuer name, ISIN code, transaction date, daily total volume in number of shares, and daily weighted average price of shares acquired. Additionally, individual transactions are listed, including the number of shares purchased, transaction price per share, market, and time of transaction.

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