Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6445H

Imperial Brands PLC

01 August 2019

 

Transaction in own shares

Imperial Brands plc (the "Company") announces that on 1 August 2019 it purchased for cancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its £200 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 10 July 2019

Description of shares: Imperial Brands plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 128,427

Date of transaction: 1 August 2019

Average price paid per share: GBP 21.326515

Lowest price paid per share: GBP 20.82

Highest price paid per share: GBP 21.50

Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

Following the purchase and subsequent settlement and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 955,333,719

The figure of 955,333,719 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6445H_1-2019-8-1.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Imperial Brands plc

Peter Durman	[phone]
Matt Sharff	[phone]

 

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