BAT announces a buyback plan as BAT stock closes at GBp 4,194.00
Published on 10/10/2026 at 10:13 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- British American Tobacco announced a share buyback program on October 7, 2026.
- The program is scheduled to run from October 13 through December 23, 2026.
- The London-listed shares were quoted at GBp 4,194.00 on October 9, 2026.
British American Tobacco announced on October 7, 2026, that it had entered into an agreement with Merrill Lynch International to purchase ordinary shares from October 13 through December 23. The company said the repurchased shares will be canceled. The announcement was issued through RNS, the London Stock Exchange news service.
Market context: Market report FTSE 100.
The week in figures
British American Tobacco's London-listed ordinary shares were quoted at GBp 4,194.00 on October 9, 2026, compared with a previous close of GBp 4,161.00. The quote data showed a change of 0.79 percent.
The real-time quote from Lang & Schwarz could not be retrieved for the October 10, 2026 weekend session. The further course of weekend trading at Lang & Schwarz is not included.
Chronology of the week
On October 7, 2026, British American Tobacco announced the planned share buyback. The purchases are scheduled to begin on October 13 and end on December 23, subject to the stated program parameters.
Dates of the coming week
October 13, 2026: the announced share buyback program is scheduled to begin. October 23, 2026: the announced purchase period remains scheduled to continue through this date range's later endpoint of December 23, 2026.
