Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5017S

Imperial Brands PLC

09 March 2023

 

IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42

Transaction in own shares

Imperial Brands PLC (the "Company") announces that on 09 March 2023 it purchased for cancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its GBP 1 billion  share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 0 6 October 2022 .

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

Number of shares repurchased: 253,574

Date of transaction: 09 March 2023

Average price paid per share: GBp  1997.06

Lowest price paid per share: GBp 1994.50

Highest price paid per share: GBp 2010.00

Broker: Credit Suisse International ("CSI")

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

All shares were purchased from CSI as an on exchange transaction subject to the rules of the London Stock Exchange.

Following the purchase and subsequent settlement and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 926,327,746 (excluding treasury shares).

The figure of 926,327,746 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 Guidance 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/5017S_1-2023-3-9.pdf  

Contacts:

Peter Durman  [phone]

 

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