Imperial Tobacco Group Buys 275,000 Own Shares To Hold

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (IMT.LN), said Friday it purchased 275,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 2516.07 pence per ordinary share, adding that the purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

 MAIN FACTS:
 -Following the above purchase, Imperial Tobacco holds 71,197,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. -The total number of ordinary shares in issue--excluding shares held as treasury shares is 996,745,881. -Shares closed Friday at GBP25.43, valuing the company at GBP24.90 billion.