British American Tobacco
p.l.c.
02 January 2025
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 Merrill Lynch International as part of its buyback
programme announced on 18 March 2024:
|
Date of purchase:
|
31 December 2024
|
|
Number of ordinary shares of 25
pence each purchased:
|
88,767
|
|
Highest price paid per share
(pence):
|
2,875.00p
|
|
Lowest price paid per share
(pence):
|
2,868.00p
|
|
Volume weighted average price paid
per share
(pence):
|
2,872.6122p
|
The Company intends to cancel the
purchased shares.
Following the purchase and
cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,209,380,411
ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry
voting rights and will hold 133,266,206 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 on 31 December 2024 is set out below.
The Company also announces that,
following the purchase of these shares, the 2024 part of the share
buyback programme has been completed. Since the commencement of
this buyback programme on 18 March 2024, the Company has
repurchased 27,571,116 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average
price of 2,537.29 pence per ordinary share for a total
consideration of £699,558,308.65. As announced on 12 December 2024,
the 2025 part of the share buyback programme will commence on 2
January 2025 and end no later than 31 December 2025 (subject to
approval of its share buyback programme at the Company's Annual
General Meeting in 2025).
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
|
31/12/2024
|
75,252
|
2,872.5377p
|
LSE
|
|
British
American Tobacco p.l.c.
|
GB0002875804
|
31/12/2024
|
10,036
|
2,873.1991p
|
CHIX
|
|
British
American Tobacco p.l.c.
|
GB0002875804
|
31/12/2024
|
3,479
|
2,872.5320p
|
BATE
|
Schedule of purchases - individual
transactions
|
Number of shares purchased
|
Transaction price
(per share)
|
Market
|
Time
of transaction
|
|
117
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:00:25
|
|
186
|
2,873.00
|
LSE
|
08:00:29
|
|
189
|
2,872.00
|
LSE
|
08:00:29
|
|
31
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:00:29
|
|
728
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
08:01:21
|
|
200
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:02:04
|
|
56
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:02:04
|
|
310
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:02:04
|
|
383
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:03:15
|
|
170
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:03:15
|
|
251
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:04:11
|
|
777
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:05:04
|
|
769
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:08:38
|
|
43
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:09:50
|
|
1,411
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:16:58
|
|
639
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:18:23
|
|
1,052
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:18:23
|
|
327
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:18:56
|
|
323
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:20:46
|
|
440
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:22:56
|
|
842
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:22:56
|
|
1,969
|
2,872.00
|
LSE
|
08:30:00
|
|
104
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:30:18
|
|
1,112
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:30:18
|
|
336
|
2,870.00
|
BATE
|
08:30:23
|
|
48
|
2,869.00
|
BATE
|
08:30:32
|
|
405
|
2,869.00
|
BATE
|
08:30:32
|
|
53
|
2,869.00
|
BATE
|
08:31:18
|
|
236
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:31:18
|
|
1,928
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:31:18
|
|
485
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:31:18
|
|
29
|
2,868.00
|
BATE
|
08:33:11
|
|
691
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:38:00
|
|
104
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:38:00
|
|
356
|
2,869.00
|
LSE
|
08:47:00
|
|
809
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:48:36
|
|
160
|
2,870.00
|
CHIX
|
08:48:36
|
|
440
|
2,870.00
|
CHIX
|
08:48:36
|
|
1,043
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:48:36
|
|
650
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:54:35
|
|
38
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:54:35
|
|
2,561
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:54:35
|
|
495
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:55:09
|
|
196
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:55:09
|
|
61
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:55:09
|
|
149
|
2,872.00
|
CHIX
|
08:56:58
|
|
389
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:09
|
|
197
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:13
|
|
374
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:13
|
|
100
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:18
|
|
233
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:18
|
|
200
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:18
|
|
367
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:18
|
|
189
|
2,871.00
|
CHIX
|
08:57:18
|
|
763
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
08:57:18
|
|
317
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:58:28
|
|
164
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
08:58:28
|
|
102
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
09:00:40
|
|
206
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
09:00:40
|
|
37
|
2,870.00
|
CHIX
|
09:01:02
|
|
2,601
|
2,870.00
|
LSE
|
09:01:02
|
|
290
|
2,872.00
|
CHIX
|
09:04:57
|
|
210
|
2,872.00
|
LSE
|
09:04:57
|
|
1,484
|
2,872.00
|
LSE
|
09:04:57
|
|
1,426
|
2,872.00
|
LSE
|
09:04:57
|
|
1,150
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
09:05:19
|
|
740
|
2,871.00
|
CHIX
|
09:05:19
|
|
859
|
2,871.00
|
LSE
|
09:05:19
|
|
126
|
2,871.00
|
CHIX
|
09:06:54
|
|
200
|
2,873.00
|
CHIX
|
09:11:09
|
|
111
|
2,873.00
|
CHIX
|
09:14:42
|
|
387
|
2,873.00
|
CHIX
|
09:15:13
|
|
43
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:22:57
|
|
1,947
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:22:57
|
|
68
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:22:57
|
|
594
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:22:57
|
|
490
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:22:57
|
|
229
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:22:57
|
|
76
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:22:57
|
|
21
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:22:57
|
|
2,744
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:24:21
|
|
503
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:24:21
|
|
77
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:24:24
|
|
52
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:24:24
|
|
265
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:24:24
|
|
35
|
2,873.00
|
BATE
|
09:24:24
|
|
74
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:24:26
|
|
73
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:24:26
|
|
546
|
2,873.00
|
CHIX
|
09:24:29
|
|
320
|
2,873.00
|
BATE
|
09:25:00
|
|
4,686
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:28:37
|
|
70
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:40
|
|
281
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:40
|
|
34
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:40
|
|
67
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:40
|
|
281
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:42
|
|
74
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:42
|
|
76
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:42
|
|
281
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:42
|
|
135
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:42
|
|
84
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:28:42
|
|
216
|
2,873.00
|
CHIX
|
09:29:40
|
|
759
|
2,873.00
|
CHIX
|
09:29:40
|
|
31
|
2,873.00
|
BATE
|
09:29:40
|
|
309
|
2,873.00
|
BATE
|
09:29:56
|
|
605
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:31:00
|
|
9
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:25
|
|
121
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:25
|
|
19
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:25
|
|
281
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
32
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
72
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
64
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
107
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
281
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
86
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
75
|
2,875.00
|
CHIX
|
09:31:28
|
|
415
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:32:18
|
|
1,860
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:32:18
|
|
606
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:32:18
|
|
1,131
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:36:03
|
|
224
|
2,874.00
|
CHIX
|
09:36:03
|
|
52
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:36:03
|
|
620
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:36:03
|
|
24
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:04
|
|
23
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:04
|
|
35
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:04
|
|
25
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:07
|
|
24
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:07
|
|
23
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:07
|
|
24
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:07
|
|
28
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
|
30
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
|
25
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
|
23
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
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27
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
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29
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:09
|
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
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25
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:09
|
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30
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
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25
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
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28
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:09
|
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:13
|
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:13
|
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:15
|
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25
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:15
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26
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:18
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26
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:18
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31
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2,874.00
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BATE
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09:36:18
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25
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2,874.00
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BATE
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09:36:18
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24
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2,874.00
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BATE
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09:36:18
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28
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:18
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:22
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:22
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29
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:22
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47
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:22
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:22
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:22
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:25
|
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25
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:25
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29
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:25
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:25
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:25
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24
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:25
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25
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:27
|
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25
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:27
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:27
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27
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:30
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
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09:36:30
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28
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:33
|
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142
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:36
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23
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2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:36
|
|
28
|
2,874.00
|
BATE
|
09:36:36
|
|
56
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:40:38
|
|
369
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:40:57
|
|
2,687
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:40:57
|
|
2,297
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:44:27
|
|
5,881
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:44:54
|
|
3,869
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:45:09
|
|
342
|
2,875.00
|
LSE
|
09:47:53
|
|
35
|
2,875.00
|
LSE
|
09:48:03
|
|
2,000
|
2,875.00
|
LSE
|
09:48:32
|
|
1,004
|
2,875.00
|
LSE
|
09:48:32
|
|
950
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:48:44
|
|
1,272
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:48:44
|
|
269
|
2,873.00
|
LSE
|
09:49:12
|
|
48
|
2,873.00
|
BATE
|
09:49:12
|
|
375
|
2,873.00
|
CHIX
|
09:49:12
|
|
290
|
2,873.00
|
LSE
|
09:49:12
|
|
415
|
2,873.00
|
LSE
|
09:49:12
|
|
2,245
|
2,873.00
|
LSE
|
09:49:12
|
|
16
|
2,873.00
|
LSE
|
09:49:12
|
|
316
|
2,873.00
|
BATE
|
09:49:47
|
|
1,245
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:51:37
|
|
1,935
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
|
09:51:37
|
|
288
|
2,874.00
|
LSE
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09:52:17
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