British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from Merrill Lynch International as part of its buyback program. The company bought 41,120 ordinary shares of 25 pence each on 5th June 2024, with the highest price paid per share at 2440.00p and the lowest at 2424.00p. The volume weighted average price paid per share was 2432.8598p. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,222,660,733 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 133,277,831 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 schedule of individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International on 5th June 2024, detailing the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the market and time of each transaction.

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