British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from UBS AG as part of its buyback program. The company bought 300,000 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2349.00p to 2371.00p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 2359.2311p. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,233,149,425 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 220,278,630 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 4 April 2024 is also provided in the announcement.

The company's Investor Relations team can be contacted for further inquiries at +44 (0) 20 7845 2012/1124/1095/1263/1117. The announcement provides detailed information on the aggregate and individual transactions of the share purchases, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the respective markets and times of the transactions.