British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares as part of its buyback program. The company bought 94,559 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Merrill Lynch International on 17 May 2024. The highest price paid per share was 2495.00p, the lowest was 2469.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2477.5440p. The purchased shares will be canceled, and after this transaction, the company will have 2,223,099,101 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, and will hold 133,278,266 ordinary shares in treasury.

The information about the purchase and cancellation of shares 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 17 May 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the market and time of each transaction.

The company's Investor Relations team can be contacted for further inquiries at +44 (0) 20 7845 2012/1124/1263/1117. The announcement complies 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 and individual transactions, providing detailed insight into the buyback program and the specific trades executed.