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 88,129 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2733.00p to 2793.00p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 2759.25p. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,217,780,036 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 31 July 2024, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the market where the transactions took place.

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