Exhibit 1

 

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c. 

 

1 June 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 Merrill Lynch International during the period from 26 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:  

 

Date of purchase:  26 May 2026  27 May 2026 28 May 2026 29 May 2026
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:  114,065 119,105 127,580 110,794

Highest price paid per share

(pence): 

4,918.00p 4,794.00p 4,753.00p 4,652.00p

Lowest price paid per share

(pence):

4,805.00p 4,733.00p 4,689.00p 4,554.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence): 4,858.23p 4,772.23p 4,710.82p 4,592.66p

 

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Shares.  

 

Following the purchase and cancellation of these Shares, the Company will have 2,167,631,977 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 132,661,181 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/4688G_1-2026-6-1.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4688G_2-2026-6-1.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4688G_3-2026-6-1.pdf

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4688G_4-2026-6-1.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 26/05/2026 114,065 4,858.23p LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 26/05/2026 0 0.00p CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 26/05/2026 0 0.00p BATE
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 27/05/2026 119,105 4,772.23p LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 27/05/2026 0 0.00p CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 27/05/2026 0 0.00p BATE
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 28/05/2026 125,022 4,711.17p LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 28/05/2026 2,558 4,693.65p CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 28/05/2026 0 0.00p BATE
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 29/05/2026 110,794 4,592.66p LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 29/05/2026 0 0.00p CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c. GB0002875804 29/05/2026 0 0.00p BATE