British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares as part of its buyback program. The company bought 43,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each from Merrill Lynch International on 7th June 2024. The highest price paid per share was 2436.00p, the lowest was 2416.00p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 2423.8838p. The purchased shares will be canceled, and after this transaction, the company will have 2,222,578,484 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 7th June 2024 have been detailed in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK.

The schedule of purchases includes aggregate information and individual transactions, specifying the number of shares purchased, transaction price per share, market, and time of transaction. The purchases were made on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and other platforms. The company's Investor Relations team can be contacted for further inquiries at +44 (0) 20 7845 2012/1124/1263/1117.