Annual General Meeting trading statement 2007

Ahead of the Annual General Meeting to be held later today, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC issues the following trading statement:

We delivered a strong set of results in the year ended September 2006 gaining cigarette market shares across all our regions; in 2007 we have made further progress with encouraging performances in many of our markets, supported by our ongoing focus on reducing costs and increasing manufacturing efficiency. The overall anticipated trading performance of the Group for the financial year to 30 September 2007 remains in line with our expectations.

Download the full Announcement here.