British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from Merrill Lynch International as part of its buyback program. The company bought 41,600 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2424.00p to 2438.00p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 2431.8973p. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,222,247,519 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 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 company also provided a schedule of individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International on 19 June 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the market and time of each transaction.

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