Imperial Brands PLCLSE: IMB

Imperial Brands: Share Buyback Tranche of up to £750 million

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Summary by 6ix AI

Imperial Brands PLC intends to repurchase up to £1.5 billion of its shares in the period to October 29, 2027. For the first tranche, it has entered into an irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement with HSBC Bank plc to buy back up to £750 million of shares starting October 8, 2026.

Key details

  • HSBC Bank plc will act as riskless principal and will make decisions under the programme independently from the company. Purchases may continue during company closed periods.
  • All repurchased shares will be cancelled; the company says the purpose is to reduce its share capital. Purchases will be made in open market transactions on the London Stock Exchange and/or other recognised investment exchanges.
  • The maximum number of shares that may be repurchased is 80,120,000, less shares already repurchased since the company's 2026 Annual General Meeting, under the authority shareholders granted at that meeting.
  • The company says the buyback is part of a commitment to an ongoing, evergreen buyback programme to 2030 that will reduce its capital base over time and, together with its progressive dividend policy, provide ongoing shareholder returns.
  • The company says the buyback follows its policy of distributing surplus capital, with leverage kept at the lower end of its 2.0-2.5 times net debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) target range, which it intends to maintain.

What’s still pending

  • The £750 million tranche is expected to end no later than May 4, 2027.
  • Purchases may be made from time to time depending on market conditions, share price, trading volume and other factors, and are subject to the limits of the company's general authority to repurchase shares.
  • The company intends to seek renewal of its share repurchase authority at its 2027 Annual General Meeting.

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IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42

8 October 2026

Imperial Brands PLC share buyback tranche of up to £750 million

Imperial Brands PLC (the "Company") announced on 8 October 2026, that it intends to repurchase up to £1.5 billion of shares in the period to 29 October 2027. 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 HSBC Bank plc ("HSBC") to buyback up to £750 million of its shares commencing from 8 October 2026 and expected to end no later than 4 May 2027 (the "Programme").

Under this arrangement, HSBC 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 80,120,000 shares, less shares already repurchased, since the date of the Company's 2026 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 2026 AGM. The Company intends to seek renewal of the authority to repurchase shares at its 2027 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

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