12th Sep 2008 18:05
12 September 2008
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC COMPLETES DELISTING FROM THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND FILES FORMS 15 AND 15F WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC ("Imperial Tobacco") announces that the delisting of its American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") from the New York Stock Exchange is effective as from today (12 September 2008).
Imperial Tobacco's ADR facility continues as a Level I program with Citibank, N.A. as depositary. From today, Imperial Tobacco's ADRs will trade on the over-the-counter market in the United States on the International Premier QX platform operated by Pink OTC Markets Inc.
Imperial Tobacco has not arranged for the listing of the ADRs or its ordinary shares on any other national securities exchange or for the quotation of its shares in any other quotation medium in the United States. Imperial Tobacco's ordinary shares will continue to be traded on the London Stock Exchange.
Furthermore, today Imperial Tobacco has filed Forms 15 and 15F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings will deregister and terminate Imperial Tobacco's reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") for both its ADR program and its $600 million Guaranteed Notes due April 1, 2009. Imperial Tobacco's obligations under the Exchange Act are suspended as from today. By operation of law, the deregistration will become effective 90 days after the filing, i.e. 12 December, 2008. Imperial Tobacco reserves the right to withdraw the Forms 15 and 15F for any reason prior to their effectiveness.
Imperial Tobacco will continue to publish its Annual Report, Accounts and communications on its website, www.imperial-tobacco.com.
Certain statements made in this press release are forward looking statements. Any statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including without limitation those regarding Imperial's financial condition, operating performance, business strategy, management plans and objectives for future operations are forward looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance, express or implied, by the forward looking statements. Factors that might cause forward looking statements to differ materially from actual results include, among other things, regulatory and economic factors. These statements may not be regarded as a representation that anticipated events will occur or that expected objectives will be achieved. The information presented herein speaks only as of today's date and Imperial assumes no responsibility to update any of the forward looking statements contained herein.
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC is the world's fourth largest international tobacco company. The Group manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of cigarettes, tobaccos, rolling papers, filter tubes and cigars in over 160 countries worldwide and currently has around 40,000 employees and 58 manufacturing sites.
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