British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of 89,383 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Goldman Sachs International as part of its buyback program. The highest price paid per share was 2,745.00p, the lowest was 2,661.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2697.99p. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving it with 2,217,518,913 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and holding 133,274,739 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 Goldman Sachs International on 5 August 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices per share, and the market and time of each transaction.

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