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 2492.00p, the lowest was 2436.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2448.4802p. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving it with 2,221,474,243 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and holding 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 27 June 2024 is also provided in the announcement.

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