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Winston cigarette maker Imperial Brands unveils $1.95 billion share buyback plan
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Global Banking and Finance Review
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Imperial Brands unveils a $1.95 billion share buyback plan, expecting growth in tobacco and next-gen products. New CEO Lukas Paravicini leads the strategy.
(Reuters) -Imperial Brands announced an additional 1.45 billion pound ($1.95 billion) share buyback plan on Tuesday and said it was on track to meet its annual targets on the back of strong pricing and growing demand for smoking alternatives products.
The maker of Winston cigarettes and e-cigarette brand blu had expected low-single-digit growth in tobacco and next generation products net revenue at constant currency and mid-single-digit growth in adjusted operating profit for the year.
Imperial's stock price has largely recovered from the lows seen in May, when Stefan Bomhard announced his retirement, as the company has sought to ease concerns over its long-term strategy.
Lukas Paravicini took over as CEO on October 1.
Imperial Brands said it expects market share gains in the U.S., Germany and Australia to broadly offset declines in Spain and the UK.
($1 = 0.7431 pounds)
(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Subhranshu Sahu)
A share buyback is a corporate action in which a company repurchases its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares and often increasing the value of remaining shares.
Adjusted operating profit is a measure of a company's profitability that excludes certain non-recurring items, providing a clearer view of ongoing operational performance.
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