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 90,000 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2759.00p to 2787.00p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 2773.36p. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,216,651,262 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 intends to cancel the purchased shares. The schedule of individual trades carried out by Goldman Sachs International on 19 August 2024 is also provided in the announcement.

For further information, investors can contact Victoria Buxton at +44 (0)20 7845 2012 or [email protected]. The announcement includes detailed information on the aggregate and individual transactions of the share purchases, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, markets, and times of transactions.