OREANDA-NEWS. February 09, 2016. Following approval from shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 3 February 2016, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC has, with immediate effect, changed its registered name to Imperial Brands PLC.

The Company’s ticker on the London Stock Exchange for its Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each will change to IMB with effect from 8.00 a.m. on Monday 8 February 2016, and its new web address www.imperialbrandsplc.com will also go live on Monday 8 February 2016.

The Company’s ADR ticker will change to IMBBY with effect from the commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday 8 February 2016.