March 12 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco said on Tuesday it planned to sell up to 3.5% of its stake in India's ITC and use the proceeds for stock buybacks, including 700 million pound ($895.30 million) worth of shares in 2024.

The sale of 437 million ordinary shares in ITC through a block trade, will cut the Dunhill cigarette maker's shareholding to about 25.5% from about 29%.

BAT plans to buy back shares over a period ending December 2025, it added. ($1 = 0.7819 pounds) (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)