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Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 1828K
British American Tobacco PLC
29 June 2026
 

British American Tobacco p.l.c. 

 

29 June 2026

 

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES  

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 15 April 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("Shares") from Merrill Lynch International during the period from 22 June 2026 to 26 June 2026 as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:  

 

Date of purchase: 

22 Jun 2026

23 Jun 2026

24 Jun 2026

25 Jun 2026

26 Jun 2026

Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased: 

125,077

117,752

119,164

117,653

117,509

Highest price paid per share (pence): 

4,447.00p

4,607.00p

4,672.00p

4,723.00p

4,802.00p

Lowest price paid per share (pence):

4,348.00p

4,489.00p

4,567.00p

4,621.00p

4,729.00p

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):

4,408.75p

4,563.88p

4,639.06p

4,688.69p

4,757.67p

 

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Shares.  

 

Following the purchase and cancellation of these Shares, the Company will have 2,165,314,034 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 132,661,181 ordinary shares in treasury. This information 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. 

 

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK, a schedule of individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International during the period set out above is detailed in the attached:

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1828K_1-2026-6-29.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1828K_2-2026-6-29.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1828K_3-2026-6-29.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1828K_4-2026-6-29.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1828K_5-2026-6-29.pdf

 

Enquiries: 

 

Investor Relations 

Victoria Buxton | IR_team@bat.com

 

 

Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 

 

Issuer name 

ISIN Code 

Transaction date 

Daily total volume (in number of shares) 

Daily weighted average price of shares acquired 

Platform 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

22/06/26

125,077

4,408.75p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

22/06/26

0

0p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

22/06/26

0

0p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

23/06/26

117,752

4,563.88p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

23/06/26

0

0p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

23/06/26

0

0p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

24/06/26

119,164

4,639.06p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

24/06/26

0

0p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

24/06/26

0

0p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

25/06/26

117,653

4,688.69p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

25/06/26

0

0p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

25/06/26

0

0p

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

26/06/26

117,509

4,757.67p

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

26/06/26

0

0p

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

26/06/26

0

0p

BATE 

 

 

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