British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from Goldman Sachs International as part of its buyback program. The company bought 88,600 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2792.00p to 2824.00p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 2811.10p. These shares will be canceled, and after the purchase, the company will have 2,216,828,603 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, and will hold 133,274,739 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 Goldman Sachs International on 15 August 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the market and time of each transaction.

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