British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of 280,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from UBS AG as part of its buyback program. The highest price paid per share was 2342.00p, the lowest was 2318.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2329.4972p. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving it with 2,232,569,425 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and holding 220,278,630 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. Additionally, a schedule of individual trades carried out by UBS AG on 8 April 2024 is provided in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK.

The schedule includes aggregate information such as the issuer name, ISIN code, transaction date, daily total volume in number of shares, and daily weighted average price of shares acquired. It also lists individual transactions, including the number of shares purchased, transaction price per share, market, and time of transaction.

For further information, investors can contact the company's Investor Relations team at +44 (0) 20 7845 2012/1124/1095/1263/1117.