British American Tobacco plc has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares from UBS AG as part of its buyback program. The company bought 180,000 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 2462.00p to 2487.00p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 2478.8865p. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,220,555,922 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and will hold 133,277,344 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 UBS AG on 04 July 2024 is also provided, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices, and the market and time of each transaction. This information is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK.

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