British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares as part of its buyback program. The company bought 656,668 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2399.00p to 2423.00p per share. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,226,443,712 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 133,278,266 ordinary shares in treasury. This information 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 detailed schedule of individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International on 09 May 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, markets, and times of transactions. This information is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK.

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