Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3531Q

Imperial Brands PLC

17 February 2023

 

IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42

Transaction in own shares

Imperial Brands PLC (the "Company") announces that on 17 February 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: 156 ,506

Date of transaction: 17 February 2023

Average price paid per share: GBp  2001.07

Lowest price paid per share: GBp 1986.00

Highest price paid per share: GBp 2025.00

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 928,808,952 (excluding treasury shares).

The figure of 928,808,952 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/3531Q_1-2023-2-17.pdf 

Contacts:

Peter Durman  [phone]

 

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