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British American Tobacco PLC

British Amer.Tobacco - Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0352P
British American Tobacco PLC
03 August 2026
 

British American Tobacco p.l.c. 

 

03 August 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 UBS AG London Branch ("UBS") and Goldman Sachs International during the period from 27 July 2025 to 31 July 2026 as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:  

 

Date of purchase: 

27 July 2026

28 July 2026

29 July 2026

30 July 2026

31 July 2026

Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased: 

123,811

109,717

124,669

140,000

140,000

Highest price paid per share (pence): 

4,594.00p

4,711.00p

4,749.00p

4,772.00p

4,577.00p

Lowest price paid per share (pence):             

4,518.00p

4,595.00p

4,646.00p

4,575.00p

4,472.00p

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):

4,547.79p

4,666.33p

4,694.47p

4,626.01p

4,529.48p

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Shares.  

 

Following the purchase and cancellation of these Shares, the Company will have 2,162,421,773 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 132,654,339 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/0352P_1-2026-8-3.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0352P_2-2026-8-3.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0352P_3-2026-8-3.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0352P_4-2026-8-3.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0352P_5-2026-8-3.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

27/07/2026

93,097

4,547.76

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

27/07/2026

22,428

4,547.77

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

27/07/2026

8,286

4,548.09

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

28/07/2026

81,784

4,665.37

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

28/07/2026

20,459

4,669.17

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

28/07/2026

7,474

4,669.18

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

29/07/2026

124,669

4,694.47

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

29/07/2026

0

0.00

CHIX 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

29/07/2026

0

0.00

BATE 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

 30/07/2026

140,000

4,626.01

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

30/07/2026

0

0.00

CHIX

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

30/07/2026

0

0.00

BATE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

31/07/2026

140,000

4,529.48

LSE

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

31/07/2026

0

0.00

CHIX

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

GB0002875804

31/07/2026

0

0.00

BATE

 

 

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