British Am. Tobacco - Transaction in Own Shares 8 December

Source from:  AFX 12/09/2011

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 50,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("shares") on 8 December 2011. The average price was 3,012.1384p per share. The highest price paid was 3,034p per share and the lowest price paid was 2,989p per share. The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 56,732,849 of its shares in Treasury. The Company has 1,969,253,619 shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares). Enditem