British Am. Tobacco - Transaction in Own Shares 25 August

Source from:  AFX 08/26/2011

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 28 April 2011 it purchased 200,000 of its Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("shares") on 25 August 2011. The average price was 2,693.6757p per share. The highest price paid was 2,747.5p per share and the lowest price paid was 2,647.5p per share. The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 48,249,554 of its shares in Treasury. The Company has 1,977,721,221 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares). Enditem