IMBBYImperial Brands PLC

About Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBY)

Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBY) is a Tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom whose shares trade over-the-counter on the OTCQX tier.

Imperial Brands, a FTSE 100 company headquartered in Bristol and London in the UK, is a global consumer goods organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company. Our comprehensive portfolio of local and international cigarette, other tobacco product and smoking accessory brands is available in around 120 markets worldwide. Aligned with our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure, we are also building a sustainable next generation product (NGP) business, offering smokers a range of potentially less harmful alternatives to traditional tobacco products. Our consumer-facing challenger business is underpinned by a disciplined capital allocation framework which supports investment in our strategy while maintaining a strong and efficient balance sheet and delivering enhanced shareholder returns. We focus our investment and resources around our five most important markets of USA, Germany, UK, Australia and Spain, and seek to drive value from our broader market portfolio. Imperial is comprised of three geographic operating segments - Europe; Americas; and Africa, Asia, Australasia & Central / Eastern Europe (AAACE). In addition, our Distribution segment consists of our 50.01% stake in Logista, one of the largest logistics businesses in Europe.

Products and services

Our portfolio of tobacco products and smoking accessories includes the international cigarette brands JPS, Gauloises, Davidoff and West, as well as a distinctive range of ‘local jewel’ cigarette brands such as Fortuna in Spain, Embassy in the UK, and Fine in West Africa. In the US, our largest market, our product portfolio includes the Winston cigarette brand. Our fine cut tobacco and rolling paper offerings include Golden Virginia and the iconic Rizla, and we also sell a range of mass market cigar brands, including Backwoods and Dutch Masters in the US. Our snus brands Skruf and Knox are available in the Nordics, where this smokeless product has a long history of use. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs by acting on our consumer insights. We are present in all three NGP categories though our vaping brand blu, our heated tobacco proposition Pulze and iD, and our modern oral nicotine brand Zone. We apply a targeted approach in NGP, pursuing launch opportunities only in markets where these products have gained significant consumer traction and where we have an existing strong distribution network.

IMBBY key facts

Ticker symbol

IMBBY

Market tier

OTCQX

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Tobacco

Headquarters

Bristol, United Kingdom

Country of incorporation

GB

Year of incorporation

1996

Employees

25,000

Estimated market cap

$30.31B (as of Apr 8, 2025)

Shares outstanding

843,983,851

Reporting standard

International Reporting: LSE - London Stock Exchange

Audit status

Audited

Fiscal year end

9/30

Latest filing

Annual Report (Sep 30, 2024)

Imperial Brands PLC leadership

• Stefan Bomhard — CEO
• Lukas Jean-Baptiste Paravicini — CFO
• Emily Carey — Secretary
• Christopher John Winters — Deputy Company Secretary
• Peter Durman — Director, Inv. Rel.
• Elia Vieira — Company Secretary Administrator
• Jonathan Oliver — Corp. Commun.
• Henry Dodd — IR

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