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• Imperial Tobacco to axe 2,440 jobs after Altadis takeover

  - 2008-06-20

  LONDON AFP — Britain's Imperial Tobacco said on Thursday that it will cut six percent of its workforce, with France bearing the brunt of job losses, following the takeover of French-Spanish peer Altadis. The London-listed group said in a statement that it would slash 2,440 jobs as part of...

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• ALTADIS : Imperial Tobacco Group PLC announces divestment of fine cut and pipe tobacco brands

  - 2008-04-24

  Imperial Tobacco Group PLC announces divestment of fine cut and pipe tobacco brands Imperial Tobacco Group PLC has agreed to divest a number of fine cut and pipe tobacco brands to Philip Morris International for a consideration of EUR 254 million. The divestment of a small number of...

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• Imperial Tobacco wins control of Altadis

  - 2008-01-22

  LONDON AFP — A new tobacco giant incorporating well-known brands Regal cigarettes and Montecristo cigars emerged Tuesday as Britain's Imperial Tobacco won control of Franco-Spanish peer Altadis. Imperial said in a statement that Altadis shareholders overwhelmingly backed its takeover bid for Altadis worth 12.8 billion euros (18.8 billion dollars)....

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• Main movers

  - 2007-12-19

  AKazakhmys 1,274p (up 24p, 1.92 per cent) Metals and mining sector rebounds after Monday's losses. ACapita Group 671p (up 11p, 1.67 per cent) Own share buying. AImperial Tobacco 2,651p (up 32p, 1.22 per cent) Step closer to deal after Altadis shareholder vote. AVodafone Group...

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• Altadis shareholders remove barrier to Imperial takeover

  - 2007-12-18

  MADRID AFP — Altadis shareholders scrapped Tuesday a rule limiting any single shareholder's voting rights to 10 percent, a requirement of Imperial Tobacco's 12.8-billion-euro (18.4-billion-dollar) takeover bid for the Franco-Spanish cigarette maker. The measure was approved by 89.2 percent of the shareholders present or represented at an extraordinary meeting...

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• ALTADIS : The majority of Altadis shareholders approve the abolition of voting rights limits

  - 2007-12-18

  Madrid, 18th of December 2007 The extraordinary Altadis Shareholders' Meeting, which took place today in Madrid, has approved, by a majority vote, the proposal to modify article 24 of the company Bylaws regarding the Right to Vote by removing the limit of the votes that each Altadis shareholder can...

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• ALTADIS : The Board of Directors of Altadis issues its Report recommending Imperial's offer

  - 2007-11-16

  On 18 December a General Shareholders' Meeting will take place to deliberate on the removal of restrictive clauses, with an attendance premium of gross EUR 0.10 per share At a meeting held today, Altadis' Board of Directors has unanimously approved the report on the takeover bid for the acquisition...

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• ALTADIS : Altadis Launches New Montecristo Cigarette Brand

  - 2007-09-24

  Following its rollout in duty free shops in leading airports throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Altadis has now launched its new Montecristo cigarette brand in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. With Montecristo, a name that evokes prestige around the world, Altadis has expanded its brand portfolio at the...

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• Imperial shows it has the puff to outlast the turmoil

  - 2007-09-20

  THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Hold Current price: 22.07 (-3p) Cigarette companies have always been seen as a safe harbour in stormy times. Their earnings are reliable because their customers are addicted and they have been adept in picking up new customers in emerging...

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• Altadis : Altadis First Half 2007 Results Highlights

  - 2007-08-30

  - Overall performance of the Group during the semester for key profitability indicators was in line with management's expectations: Group Ebitda increased at EUR 590 million, +7.2%; net income stood at EUR 247 million, +27.2%, (EUR 194 million in 2006); and earnings per share were EUR 97.7cent, an outstanding increased...

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