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 24 April 2024, it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("shares") from Goldman Sachs International as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:
Date of purchase:
10 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:
82,659
Highest price paid per share (pence):
2978.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):
2959.00p
Volume-weighted average price paid per share (pence):
2970.38p
The company intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,215,443,033 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares), which carry voting rights, and will hold 133,274,739 ordinary shares in Treasury. Shareholders may use this information 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 Goldman Sachs International on 10 September 2024 is set out below.
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British American Tobacco plc.: transaction in own shares