LONDON--Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (IMT.LN) said Thursday that it has purchased 100,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 2432.28 pence per ordinary share, which will all be held in treasury.
Shares at 1620 GMT up 33 pence, or 1.37%, at 2438 pence valuing the company at 23.94 billion pounds.
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July 26, 2012 12:35 ET (16:35 GMT)
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