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Saturday, 22 November 2008
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BAT's nine-month earnings rise 17 pct
British American Tobacco, the world's second-biggest cigarette maker, reported a 17 percent rise in nine-month earnings on Thursday and said the impact of any consumer downturn would be mitigated by its strong brand portfolio.
30 Oct 2008 |
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Imperial Tobacco in line with expectations
Imperial Tobacco Group said in Thursday that its overall performance for the year to 30 September was in line with its expectations. The group added that the integration of Altadis into the group was proceeding in line with its plans.
24 Jul 2008 |
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Imperial Tobacco rights issue gets 97.2% take up
Imperial Tobacco said on Thursday that its £4.9 billion rights issue had been taken up by 97.2 per cent of its shareholders. The last 9.5 million new shares are to be placed with the underwriters of the rights issue.
12 Jun 2008 |
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Imperial half-year earnings up
Imperial Tobacco, the world's fourth-largest cigarette group, on Tuesday reported an 18 percent rise in half-year earnings and launched a 4.9 billion pound rights issue to pay for its recent Altadis acquisition.
20 May 2008 |
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OFT to probe tobacco price fixing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said on Friday that it had issued a statement of objections alleging that certain tobacco manufacturers and retailers had engaged in unlawful practices in relation to the retail prices for tobacco products.
25 Apr 2008 |
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BAT buys Scandinavian assets
British American Tobacco, the world's second-biggest cigarette maker, posted a 11 percent rise in underlying 2007 earnings on Thursday and said it will pay 2 billion pounds to acquire the cigarette businesses of Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni (ST).
28 Feb 2008 |
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Gallaher Says First-Half Profit Up
Gallaher Group PLC, Britain's second largest tobacco company, said first half profit rose 17 percent as the company benefited from rising sales in eastern Europe.
06 Sep 2006 |
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Tobacco firms escape damage
Cigarette makers escaped major financial penalties on Thursday, even though a federal judge found them liable for violating racketeering laws in a decades-long conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking.
18 Aug 2006 |
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FTSE led up by BAE, tobaccos
The FTSE 100 edged higher on Friday, led by defence group BAE Systems as Saudi Arabia agreed to buy 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets and further helped by British American Tobacco after a U.S. court ruling.
18 Aug 2006 |
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