British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares as part of its buyback program. The company bought 42,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Merrill Lynch International on 10 June 2024. The highest price paid per share was 2427.00p, the lowest was 2394.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2410.8810p. The purchased shares will be canceled, and after this transaction, the company will have 2,222,537,351 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 133,277,831 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 individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International on 10 June 2024 are detailed in the announcement.

The company's Investor Relations team can be contacted for further information. The schedule of purchases, including aggregate information and individual transactions, provides a comprehensive overview of the shares purchased, transaction prices, markets, and times of transactions.