Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 19, 2024

Commission File Number: 001-38159

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Globe House

4 Temple Place

London WC2R 2PG

United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

This report includes materials as exhibits that have been published and made available by British American Tobacco p.l.c. as of August 19, 2024.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description

Exhibit 1		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated August 19, 2024.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

British American Tobacco p.l.c.


By:	/s/ Christopher Worlock
	Name:	Christopher Worlock
	Title:	Assistant Secretary

Date: August 19, 2024

Exhibit 1

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

19 August 2024

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 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:	16 August 2024
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	89,500
Highest price paid per share (pence):	2781.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	2763.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	2770.19p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,216,739,103 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 133,274,739 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 Goldman Sachs International on 16 August 2024 is set out below.

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Victoria Buxton: +44 (0)20 7845 2012 | 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	16/08/2024	89,500	2770.19p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	16/08/2024	0	0	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	16/08/2024	0	0	BATE

Schedule of purchases - individual transactions

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (per share)	Market	Time of transaction
65	2781	XLON	09:10:22
7	2781	XLON	09:10:27
350	2781	XLON	09:10:27
227	2781	XLON	09:10:27
36	2781	XLON	09:10:27
199	2781	XLON	09:10:27
876	2780	XLON	09:10:57
18	2779	XLON	09:11:02
781	2779	XLON	09:11:02
439	2776	XLON	09:16:20
329	2774	XLON	09:18:30
55	2773	XLON	09:18:41
285	2773	XLON	09:18:41
304	2772	XLON	09:19:02
266	2771	XLON	09:20:57
265	2770	XLON	09:24:18
267	2770	XLON	09:26:08
29	2769	XLON	09:28:07
19	2769	XLON	09:28:07
209	2769	XLON	09:28:07
257	2769	XLON	09:30:20
271	2771	XLON	09:33:44
270	2772	XLON	09:39:21
270	2773	XLON	09:40:47
268	2772	XLON	09:41:46
269	2771	XLON	09:41:54
274	2770	XLON	09:43:54
273	2769	XLON	09:45:02
273	2771	XLON	09:47:00
267	2770	XLON	09:48:34
259	2770	XLON	09:48:56
43	2770	XLON	09:52:54
219	2770	XLON	09:53:25
263	2771	XLON	09:54:48
261	2770	XLON	09:56:12
270	2771	XLON	09:58:04
257	2771	XLON	09:58:37
269	2770	XLON	10:01:57
265	2769	XLON	10:01:59
258	2769	XLON	10:02:18
267	2770	XLON	10:03:16
265	2769	XLON	10:03:29
266	2769	XLON	10:06:15
528	2769	XLON	10:15:26

531	2768	XLON	10:15:32
285	2769	XLON	10:16:02
273	2769	XLON	10:16:10
9	2768	XLON	10:17:42
275	2768	XLON	10:18:24
812	2769	XLON	10:20:16
671	2770	XLON	10:22:18
855	2772	XLON	10:25:07
793	2771	XLON	10:26:59
786	2772	XLON	10:35:13
80	2771	XLON	10:35:13
684	2771	XLON	10:35:13
311	2772	XLON	10:35:39
541	2771	XLON	10:36:40
268	2771	XLON	10:41:25
725	2770	XLON	10:42:15
318	2772	XLON	10:49:11
229	2772	XLON	10:49:11
533	2771	XLON	10:49:11
280	2771	XLON	10:50:15
293	2773	XLON	10:51:39
278	2773	XLON	10:52:13
364	2775	XLON	10:53:00
350	2774	XLON	10:53:29
935	2774	XLON	10:58:30
260	2773	XLON	10:58:30
315	2772	XLON	10:58:30
339	2772	XLON	10:58:30
569	2774	XLON	10:59:35
27	2773	XLON	11:00:41
25	2773	XLON	11:00:41
415	2773	XLON	11:00:41
162	2772	XLON	11:03:37
265	2772	XLON	11:03:37
275	2771	XLON	11:03:51
206	2771	XLON	11:03:51
263	2770	XLON	11:07:58
163	2771	XLON	11:08:30
29	2770	XLON	11:10:09
308	2770	XLON	11:10:09
356	2769	XLON	11:13:24
331	2768	XLON	11:13:24
266	2765	XLON	11:16:19
269	2765	XLON	11:18:46
268	2766	XLON	11:19:57
14	2765	XLON	11:23:02
253	2765	XLON	11:23:02
266	2767	XLON	11:27:18

266	2768	XLON	11:29:57
259	2769	XLON	11:33:06
265	2768	XLON	11:33:26
260	2768	XLON	11:39:22
265	2767	XLON	11:40:09
268	2766	XLON	11:42:46
258	2766	XLON	11:46:31
256	2766	XLON	11:48:42
269	2765	XLON	11:52:09
265	2765	XLON	11:52:16
270	2765	XLON	11:53:03
260	2764	XLON	11:54:47
260	2763	XLON	11:56:12
3	2763	XLON	12:01:56
3	2763	XLON	12:01:56
437	2766	XLON	12:08:40
472	2768	XLON	12:10:55
15	2769	XLON	12:14:11
3	2769	XLON	12:14:25
1	2769	XLON	12:14:25
2	2769	XLON	12:14:25
3	2769	XLON	12:14:39
261	2769	XLON	12:14:40
290	2768	XLON	12:17:40
21	2768	XLON	12:26:29
182	2768	XLON	12:26:29
216	2768	XLON	12:26:29
182	2767	XLON	12:26:29
3	2767	XLON	12:27:00
207	2767	XLON	12:27:00
378	2767	XLON	12:27:08
8	2767	XLON	12:27:54
3	2767	XLON	12:27:54
248	2767	XLON	12:27:55
258	2767	XLON	12:28:35
200	2768	XLON	12:31:01
68	2768	XLON	12:31:02
23	2767	XLON	12:31:02
242	2767	XLON	12:33:29
267	2769	XLON	12:36:19
17	2769	XLON	12:40:13
249	2769	XLON	12:40:13
266	2768	XLON	12:42:18
263	2769	XLON	12:46:17
257	2768	XLON	12:47:47
282	2768	XLON	12:51:36
18	2768	XLON	12:51:36
10	2768	XLON	12:51:36

24	2768	XLON	12:51:36
68	2769	XLON	12:56:11
9	2769	XLON	12:56:11
368	2769	XLON	12:56:11
178	2768	XLON	12:57:24
162	2768	XLON	12:57:24
348	2768	XLON	12:59:34
23	2768	XLON	13:03:11
3	2768	XLON	13:03:11
67	2768	XLON	13:05:05
49	2768	XLON	13:12:28
177	2768	XLON	13:12:28
264	2767	XLON	13:12:29
512	2768	XLON	13:15:08
351	2768	XLON	13:15:27
270	2768	XLON	13:16:48
478	2767	XLON	13:18:57
264	2766	XLON	13:20:10
123	2767	XLON	13:21:09
31	2767	XLON	13:21:09
47	2767	XLON	13:21:09
89	2767	XLON	13:21:09
210	2767	XLON	13:25:46
62	2767	XLON	13:25:46
264	2765	XLON	13:27:27
3	2766	XLON	13:32:25
18	2766	XLON	13:32:25
248	2766	XLON	13:32:25
272	2765	XLON	13:32:25
257	2764	XLON	13:35:52
54	2764	XLON	13:38:14
353	2766	XLON	13:41:21
273	2768	XLON	13:44:54
325	2767	XLON	13:44:58
62	2768	XLON	13:47:34
3	2768	XLON	13:47:34
206	2768	XLON	13:47:34
260	2769	XLON	13:53:27
10	2768	XLON	13:57:33
278	2768	XLON	13:57:33
91	2768	XLON	13:59:47
14	2768	XLON	13:59:47
251	2768	XLON	13:59:47
270	2768	XLON	13:59:55
76	2768	XLON	13:59:55
319	2768	XLON	14:00:31
95	2769	XLON	14:06:21
181	2769	XLON	14:06:21

284	2768	XLON	14:06:21
277	2769	XLON	14:06:27
262	2768	XLON	14:06:27
267	2767	XLON	14:10:15
18	2768	XLON	14:15:46
17	2768	XLON	14:15:46
139	2768	XLON	14:16:21
177	2768	XLON	14:16:21
66	2767	XLON	14:16:35
197	2767	XLON	14:16:35
324	2769	XLON	14:21:21
3	2768	XLON	14:24:16
289	2768	XLON	14:24:16
3	2768	XLON	14:26:02
204	2768	XLON	14:26:02
50	2768	XLON	14:26:02
147	2769	XLON	14:29:08
331	2769	XLON	14:29:08
410	2768	XLON	14:29:08
342	2767	XLON	14:29:15
361	2768	XLON	14:30:01
355	2770	XLON	14:30:28
369	2769	XLON	14:30:28
297	2767	XLON	14:30:58
292	2766	XLON	14:31:24
330	2767	XLON	14:31:37
452	2766	XLON	14:33:09
665	2766	XLON	14:33:32
324	2765	XLON	14:35:03
68	2766	XLON	14:35:22
786	2766	XLON	14:35:22
409	2767	XLON	14:36:03
190	2767	XLON	14:36:03
728	2768	XLON	14:37:11
17	2770	XLON	14:41:00
999	2770	XLON	14:41:00
921	2769	XLON	14:41:06
676	2769	XLON	14:41:49
87	2770	XLON	14:46:07
919	2770	XLON	14:46:07
959	2770	XLON	14:50:01
972	2769	XLON	14:51:04
7	2769	XLON	14:54:35
3	2769	XLON	14:54:35
973	2769	XLON	14:54:35
974	2769	XLON	14:54:41
955	2768	XLON	14:55:53
947	2767	XLON	14:56:39

4	2767	XLON	14:57:24
825	2767	XLON	14:57:24
793	2768	XLON	14:59:51
470	2768	XLON	15:00:44
268	2768	XLON	15:01:24
459	2768	XLON	15:01:54
31	2768	XLON	15:02:01
31	2768	XLON	15:02:01
473	2768	XLON	15:02:01
615	2767	XLON	15:02:18
459	2767	XLON	15:02:18
454	2765	XLON	15:04:27
385	2766	XLON	15:05:00
76	2766	XLON	15:05:00
345	2767	XLON	15:07:40
16	2767	XLON	15:09:11
821	2774	XLON	15:15:48
87	2774	XLON	15:18:37
595	2774	XLON	15:18:37
487	2774	XLON	15:19:56
260	2774	XLON	15:19:56
699	2773	XLON	15:20:21
257	2773	XLON	15:21:02
269	2773	XLON	15:21:33
860	2773	XLON	15:23:00
561	2773	XLON	15:24:51
969	2772	XLON	15:25:13
491	2772	XLON	15:28:15
518	2772	XLON	15:30:54
340	2772	XLON	15:33:39
208	2772	XLON	15:33:39
846	2774	XLON	15:36:09
116	2775	XLON	15:36:55
441	2775	XLON	15:36:55
169	2775	XLON	15:36:55
754	2774	XLON	15:37:03
343	2774	XLON	15:37:21
301	2775	XLON	15:37:46
295	2774	XLON	15:38:04
471	2774	XLON	15:38:26
25	2775	XLON	15:40:14
25	2775	XLON	15:40:14
437	2775	XLON	15:40:48
462	2774	XLON	15:42:18
495	2773	XLON	15:42:18
275	2773	XLON	15:43:14
478	2773	XLON	15:44:28
282	2773	XLON	15:44:38

269	2773	XLON	15:45:54
443	2773	XLON	15:47:02
444	2773	XLON	15:47:52
437	2774	XLON	15:49:20
1	2775	XLON	15:51:58
473	2775	XLON	15:52:09
14	2776	XLON	15:56:27
314	2776	XLON	15:56:27
18	2776	XLON	15:56:27
360	2776	XLON	15:56:27
249	2776	XLON	15:56:27
331	2775	XLON	15:56:41
356	2775	XLON	15:57:02
354	2774	XLON	15:57:10
290	2773	XLON	15:57:12
305	2771	XLON	15:57:53
273	2771	XLON	15:58:45
275	2771	XLON	15:59:10
382	2771	XLON	15:59:54
59	2771	XLON	15:59:54