British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") announces that by the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2024, it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("Shares") from Merrill Lynch International as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:
Date of purchase:
31 October 2024
Several ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:
96,927
Highest price paid per share (pence):
2,694.00p
The lowest price paid per share (pence):
2,626.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):
2,663.8094p
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,212,600,061 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 133,270,046 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.
By 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 on 31 October 2024 is set out below.