REG - Imperial Brands PLC - Share Buyback Tranche of up to £725 million

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RNS Number : 4074F  Imperial Brands PLC  30 October 2025

IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42

30 October 2025

 

Imperial Brands PLC share buyback tranche of up to £725 million

Imperial Brands PLC (the "Company") announced on 7 October 2025, that it
intends to repurchase up to £1.45 billion of shares in the period to 28
October 2026. This is part of the Company's commitment to an ongoing,
evergreen buyback programme to 2030 that will deliver a material reduction in
the capital base over time, which, together with our progressive dividend
policy, will provide an ongoing source of shareholder returns.

The share repurchase programme is in line with the Company's policy to
distribute surplus capital to shareholders, having maintained leverage at the
lower end of its 2.0-2.5 times net debt to EBITDA target range and with the
intention to remain at this level going forwards.

To execute the first tranche of this buyback, the Company has entered into an
irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement with its broker Morgan Stanley
& Co. International plc ("Morgan Stanley") to buyback up to £725 million
of its shares commencing from 30 October 2025 and expected to end no later
than 30 April 2026 (the "Programme").

Under this arrangement, Morgan Stanley will act as riskless principal and will
make decisions under the Programme independently from the Company. Purchases
may continue during any closed period to which the Company is subject. The
purpose of the share repurchase programme is to reduce the share capital of
Imperial Brands. All shares repurchased as part of this arrangement will be
cancelled.

Share purchases will take place in open market transactions and be carried out
on the London Stock Exchange and/or other recognised investment exchange(s)
and may be made from time to time depending on market conditions, share price,
trading volume and other factors.

Any purchases of ordinary shares by the Company in relation to this
announcement will be effected within certain pre-set parameters and in
accordance with (and subject to the limits prescribed by) the Company's
general authority to repurchase shares. The maximum number of shares that may
be repurchased under the Programme is 83,850,000 shares, less shares already
repurchased, since the date of the Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting
("AGM"), being the number of shares the Company is authorised to purchase
pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2025 AGM.
The Company intends to seek renewal of the authority to repurchase shares at
its 2026 AGM. The Programme will also be effected within the parameters of the
UK Market Abuse Regulation and in accordance with Chapter 9 of the UK Listing
Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority. The Company confirms that it
currently has no unpublished inside information.

 

ENDS

 

Contacts:
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John
Crosse
+44 (0)7484 967 842

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