Imperial Brands Cancels 279,466 Shares Under £1.45bn Buyback Programme

Claim 70% Off TipRanks This Holiday SeasonUnlock hedge-fund level data and powerful investing tools for smarter, sharper decisions Stay ahead of the market with the latest news and analysis and maximize your portfolio's potentialImperial Brands ( (GB:IMB) ) has provided an announcement. Imperial Brands PLC has repurchased 279,466 of its 10 pence ordinary shares on 23 December 2025 under its previously announced £1.45 billion share buyback programme, at an average price of 3,143.82 pence per share, with all shares purchased via Morgan Stanley & Co. International as on-exchange transactions on the London Stock Exchange. The company plans to cancel these shares, reducing the number of ordinary shares in issue to 796,466,851, a move that marginally enhances earnings per share and alters the share capital base, providing an updated denominator for investors and other stakeholders to calculate and disclose their holdings under UK transparency rules. The most recent analyst rating on (GB:IMB) stock is a Buy with a £3650.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Imperial Brands stock, see the GB:IMB Stock Forecast page. Spark’s Take on GB:IMB Stock According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:IMB is a Outperform. Imperial Brands scores well due to strong earnings call performance and positive technical indicators. Financial performance is stable but requires careful management of debt and cash flow. The attractive valuation further supports the stock’s potential, despite some regulatory challenges. To see Spark’s full report on GB:IMB stock, click here. More about Imperial Brands Imperial Brands PLC is a UK-listed multinational tobacco and nicotine products company, best known for manufacturing and selling cigarettes, cigars, rolling tobacco and next-generation nicotine products across global markets. Average Trading Volume: 2,003,095 Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy Current Market Cap: £25.22B Learn more about IMB stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.