British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of 160,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from UBS AG as part of its buyback program. The highest price paid per share was 2484.00p, the lowest was 2453.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2467.3869p. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving it with 2,219,991,575 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and holding 133,277,344 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 9 July 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices per share, and the market and time of each transaction.

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