LONDON -(Dow Jones)- British American Tobacco PLC (BATS.LN), said Friday it purchased 170,000 of its Ordinary shares of 25 pence each, adding that The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury.
MAIN FACTS:
-The average price was 2,769.7024 pence per share.
-The highest price paid was 2,800 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 2,754.5 pence per share.
-Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 49,049,554 of its shares in Treasury.
-The Company has 1,976,921,221 ordinary shares in issue excluding Treasury shares.
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