Full Description

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (Imperial Tobacco) is an international tobacco company, which manufactures, markets, distributes and sells a range of cigarettes, tobaccos, cigars, rolling papers and tubes. The Company operates in two business segments: tobacco and logistics. The tobacco segment comprises the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products including sales to, but not by, the logistics segment. The logistics segment comprises the distribution of tobacco products for tobacco manufacturers, including Imperial Tobacco, as well as a range of other products and services. On January 25, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Altadis. On April 14, 2008, the Company completed the disposal of the 49.95% shareholding in Aldeasa, a Spain-based airport duty free retailer. As of May 8, 2008, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Altadis, S.A., had acquired a 96.92% interest in Compania de Distribucion Integral Logista, S.