British American Tobacco executes share buyback and director share release

** BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC (JSE:BTI) announced the purchase of 128,601 of its ordinary shares on April 1, 2025, as part of its previously announced buyback program. The shares, each with a nominal value of 25 pence, were acquired from UBS AG at a volume-weighted average price of 3,188.1391 pence. The highest price paid per share was 3,205.00 pence and the lowest was 3,179.00 pence. The company intends to cancel these purchased shares. Following the purchase and cancellation, British American Tobacco will have 2,202,384,385 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares and will hold 133,015,299 ordinary shares in treasury.