15th Mar 2007 10:21
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC15 March 2007 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN 15 March 2007 IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC APPROACH TO ALTADIS S.A. Imperial Tobacco Group PLC confirms that it has made an approach to Altadis S.A.in relation to a possible combination of Imperial Tobacco Group and Altadis at aprice of €45.0 per Altadis share in cash, recognising that, as previouslyannounced by Altadis, a dividend of €0.5 per Altadis share is payable on 20March. Discussions are at a very early stage and there can be no certainty thatthis approach will lead to an offer being made. Enquiries: Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Alex Parsons Telephone: +44 (0) 117 933 7241Group Media RelationsJohn Nelson-Smith Telephone: +44 (0) 117 933 7032Investor Relations Citigroup (lead financial adviser toImperial Tobacco Group PLC)Ian Carnegie-Brown Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7986 4000Ian HartMark Todd Manuel Falco Telephone: +34 91 538 4411 Hoare Govett Limited (joint corporate Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7678 8000broker to Imperial Tobacco Group PLC)Hugo Fisher Morgan Stanley & Co. International Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7425 5000Limited (financial adviser and jointcorporate broker to Imperial TobaccoGroup PLC)Paul Baker Citigroup, Hoare Govett Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limitedwhich are authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FinancialServices Authority, are acting exclusively for Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and noone else in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and willnot be responsible to anyone other than Imperial Tobacco Group PLC for providingthe protections afforded to clients of Citigroup, Hoare Govett Limited andMorgan Stanley & Co. International Limited nor for providing advice in relationto these matters, the content of this announcement or any matter referred toherein. Copies of our announcements are available on our website:www.imperial-tobacco.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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