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Half Year Results 2014 Imperial Tobacco Group PLC 7 May 2014

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Page 1: Half Year Results 2014 - Imperial Brands...Consumer offers to build equity Equity investment ahead of pack changes Focused coverage builds engagement Net revenue and adjusted operating

Half Year Results 2014 Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

7 May 2014

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Alison Cooper Chief Executive

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Disclaimer Certain statements in this announcement constitute or may constitute forward-looking statements. Any statement in

this announcement that is not a statement of historical fact including, without limitation, those regarding the

Company’s future expectations, operations, financial performance, financial condition and business is or may be a

forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause

actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statement. These risks and

uncertainties include, among other factors, changing economic, financial, business or other market conditions. These

and other factors could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described in this

announcement. As a result, you are cautioned not to place any reliance on such forward-looking statements. The

forward-looking statements reflect knowledge and information available at the date of this announcement and the

Company undertakes no obligation to update its view of such risks and uncertainties or to update the forward-looking

statements contained herein. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast or profit estimate

and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that the future earnings per share of the

Company for current or future financial years will necessarily match or exceed the historical or published earnings per

share of the Company.

This announcement has been prepared for, and only for the members of the Company, as a body, and no other

persons. The Company, its directors, employees, agents or advisers do not accept or assume responsibility to any

other person to whom this announcement is shown or into whose hands it may come and any such responsibility or

liability is expressly disclaimed.

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Our Priorities for 2014

Strengthening our portfolio

Backing growth with increased investment in Growth Brands

Growth Markets

Returns Markets

Fontem Ventures

Building resilience cost optimisation

stock optimisation programme

a reminder of what we said in November

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So how are we doing?

Growth Brands growing volume +4%

Growth Markets tobacco net

revenue +7%

Returns Markets: profits maintained

Market share: growing in half our

markets

Fontem Ventures – launched first

product

Stock optimisation: significant

progress

Cost optimisation: on track

£60m this year

£300m p.a. by 2018

Cash conversion 78% (MAT)

Sales Growth Business Optimisation and Cash

All volume is underlying (excluding stock optimisation). Net revenue is at constant currency and underlying (excluding stock

optimisation)

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Oliver Tant Chief Financial Officer

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Stock Optimisation

A number of benefits

Clearer view of market dynamics

Route to market improved

Quicker launch for new initiatives

Fresher product in the market

Improved working capital management

reducing trade inventories

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Stock Optimisation an enabler of better in-market performance

Then

Manufactured France

Shipping time 2 months +

Buffer stock 3 months +

Now

Turkey

2 weeks

< 1 month

Market conditions

Volume decline -7%

Channels Kiosk ban, modern trade growing

Distributor Efficiency drive, destocking

Iraq Russia

Stock reduced c. 3 months Stock reduced c. 2 months

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Underlying Trends

Q1 2014 ∆ HY 2014 ∆

Volume (bn SE) -5% -4%

Tobacco net revenue (£m) +1% +2%

Growth Brand volume (bn SE) +2% +4%

Growth Brand tobacco net revenue +2% +6%

Specialist Brand tobacco net revenue +1% +6%

Growth Market tobacco net revenue +3% +7%

Returns Market tobacco net revenue +1% +0%

bn SE is billion stick equivalent; all volume is underlying (excluding stock optimisation). Net revenue is at constant currency and underlying

(excluding stock optimisation)

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Growth Brands quality growth

HY

2014

HY

2013 Actual ∆

Constant

FX ∆

Underlying

Volume (bn SE) 60.2 62.2 -3% +4%

Market share (%) 5.4 5.3 +10 bps

Tobacco net revenue (£m) 1,252 1,273 -2% 0% +6%

Growth Brands % of Group volume 43 41 +210 bps

Growth Brands % of tobacco net revenue 40 39 +120 bps

Growth Brands growing volume +4% and tobacco net revenue +6%

Growth Brands market share increasing

6 out of 10 Growth Brands increasing volume

bn SE is billion stick equivalent

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Specialist Brands total tobacco focus

HY

2014

HY

2013 Actual ∆

Constant

FX ∆

Underlying

Tobacco net revenue (£m) 397 395 +1% +2% +6%

Specialist Brands % of tobacco net revenue 13 12 +70 bps

Strong performance by

Specialist FMC (Gitanes and Style)

Mass Market Cigars (Backwoods)

Premium Cigars

Skruf

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Growth Markets

HY

2014

HY

2013 Actual ∆

Constant

FX ∆

Underlying

Market share (%) 5.7 5.8 -10 bps

Tobacco net revenue (£m) 914 988 -7% -4% +7%

Adjusted operating profit (£m) 207 247 -16% -11%

Growth Brands % tobacco net revenue 37 38 -80 bps +150 bps

Growth Brands volume (bn SE)* 25 26 -5% +11%

Profit impacted by stock optimisation and investment

Market share ahead excluding Russia

Strong underlying growth in Asia and Middle East

Offset by Russia (market size decline) although profits have been resilient

USA: USA Gold gaining share in target states and profits strongly ahead

Quality of growth improving – Growth Brands volume +11%, % of net revenue +150 bps underlying

* bn SE is billion stick equivalent

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Returns Markets

HY

2014

HY

2013 Actual ∆

Constant

FX ∆

Underlying

Market share (%) 26.8 27.7 -90 bps

Tobacco net revenue per ‘000 SE (£) 23.82 23.03 +3% +5% +7%

Adjusted operating profit (£m) 1,089 1,112 -2% +0%

Growth Brands % tobacco net revenue 41 39 +200 bps +170 bps

Operating profit maintained

Quality of growth improving – Growth Brands account for 41% of tobacco net revenue

Resilience in Returns North

Australia and Germany ahead

UK – Q2 share up

Returns South still affected by France, Spain and Morocco market size

Market share impacted by mix of markets – high share in large declining markets SE is stick equivalent

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Logistics

HY

2014

HY

2013 Actual ∆

Constant

FX ∆

Distribution fees (£m) 430 413 +4% +3%

Adjusted operating profit (£m) 73 74 -1% -1%

Margin (%) 17.0 17.9 -90 bps

robust performance

Strong performance in tough environment

Tobacco: lower volumes offset by higher distribution fees and cost savings

Non tobacco: transport services and wholesale good results

Group continuing to review its options in relation to a potential IPO

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Cost Optimisation Programme to fund investment in growth

Progress in HY 2014

Restructuring projects announced

Global procurement function up and running

Migrations and de-listings continue to simplify portfolio of brands

On track to deliver £60m saving in FY 2014

£300m p.a. by 2018

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£0.6bn

HY 2014 Adjusted Net Debt

Openingnet debt

EBITDA Workingcapital

Netcapex

Tax andinterest

Restructuring Dividendsand sharebuy-back

FX andother

Closingnet debt

£1.5bn

£9.1bn £11.1bn

£1.5bn £0.1bn £0.1bn

£1.0bn £0.2bn

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Cash Conversion my focus for financial improvement

Working capital Room for improvement versus best in class

Programme to improve parameters

Cash conversion HY 2014 78% (MAT)

improved on HY 2013 63%

Opportunity to get closer to best in class

Project team in place

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Foreign Exchange

HY 2013 HY 2014 Spot ∆ YTD ∆ Spot

US $ 1.579 1.637 1.69 -4% -6%

EURO € 1.207 1.199 1.21 +1% -0%

AUD $ 1.520 1.796 1.80 -15% -16%

Russia Rouble 48.54 55.39 60.00 -12% -24%

HY impact negative 3% on adjusted operating profit, 4% on adjusted earnings per share

All translation (i.e. non cash)

impact in Returns Markets relatively limited (-200bps)

most of the impact in Growth Markets (-400bps)

H2: sterling continuing to strengthen

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Quarterly Dividend

Moving to quarterly dividend payments in FY 2015

shareholders get more regular cash return; same cash but paid earlier

better match to company’s cash flows

no change in schedule in FY 2014

FY 2015

1 announced May, paid June

2 announced May, paid September

3 announced November, paid December

4 announced November, paid March

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Alison Cooper Chief Executive

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Brand Portfolio

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Clear Brand Portfolio Strategy

Specialist Growth

Migrations

De-listings

Cash

Portfolio

FMC Unique

Propositions

Fine Cut

Specialist

Premium

Cigar

Mass Market

Cigar

Snus

Papers

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JPF Chassis continued growth in volume and share

Glide Tec

10 markets

Volume +13%

Additive Free

+3 markets

Duo (Crushball)

7 markets

Volume doubled

RYO / MYO

17 markets

Volume +13%

Fine

Cambodia

Share Strong

P&S launches

20 markets

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West Chassis

West Crushball

Volume doubled

News MYO

Volume

+20%

Bastos Vietnam

Volume +15%

rapid growth in Asia

West Slimmer Formats

Central Asia volume

+14%

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Gauloises queen size success

Gauloises FCT

Growing share in

France

Gauloises Generation QS

Doubled share where

launched

Gauloises Connecting

Range France

Gauloises Elements

Morocco

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Davidoff expanded range

Davidoff GPC Davidoff

Recessed Filter

Davidoff B&W QS volume

+19% in launched markets

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12 Migrations in FY 2014

So far migrating with 100% volume retained

Iraq example: Royale Club to P&S

Brand Migrations

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So how are we delivering in market?

The Sales Growth Drivers

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growing market share Turkey

2.0%

3.3%

1.7%

0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

Apr 13 Feb 14

Total JPS

Growth Markets

4.7%

5.5%

4.2%

4.4%

4.6%

4.8%

5.0%

5.2%

5.4%

5.6%

Apr 13 Feb 14

Italy

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Growth Markets continued growing market share

12%

13%

11.5%

12.0%

12.5%

13.0%

13.5%

Apr 13 Feb 14

6%

8%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

Apr 13 Feb 14

Taiwan Kazakhstan

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Growth Markets continued growing market share

27%

36%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Apr 13 Feb 14

Cambodia

33%

35%

30%

32%

34%

36%

38%

Apr 13 Feb 14

Norway - Snus

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Australia

succeeding in a plain packaging environment

+3% share +10% volume +12% net revenue +20% profit

Leadership of value segment

Consumer offers to build equity

Equity investment ahead of pack changes

Focused coverage builds engagement

Net revenue and adjusted operating profit growth at constant currency

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UK strengthening our market share

Portfolio – focus on JPS and Lambert & Butler

Lambert & Butler Blue

Players 19s and Players Gold Leaf from JPS

Customer Engagement

“tobacco supplier of the year” The Grocer

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Returns Markets South

Bringing the trade to us to build advocacy

Developing our portfolio through innovation

Spain

Morocco

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Fontem Ventures

Puritane Launched February 2014

healthcare channel brand

launched at 2400 Boots stores

marketing campaign starts late April

opportunities to expand in UK and

internationally

One more launch before year end

Our strategy remains measured:

regulation is developing

working on patented technology

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Full Year Outlook

Strengthening our portfolio

Backing growth with increased investment in

Growth Brands

Growth Markets

Returns Markets

Fontem Ventures

Building resilience

cost optimisation

stock optimisation programme

Stronger portfolio, stronger footprint, stronger platform for growth

a reminder of what we said in November

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Half Year Results 2014 Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

7 May 2014

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Appendices

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Group Results

£m HY 2013

Foreign

Exchange

Constant

Currency

Growth HY 2014 ∆

Constant

Currency

Tobacco net revenue 3,284 (74) (76) 3,134 -5% -2%

Tobacco operating profit 1,359 (42) (21) 1,296 -5% -2%

Operating margin (%) 41.4 0.3 (0.3) 41.4

Logistics operating profit 74 73 -1% -1%

Operating profit 1,425 (42) (16) 1,367 -4% -1%

Interest (263) 8 (255)

Tax rate (%) 23.0 21.6

EPS (p) 90.2 (3.2) 2.6 89.6 -1% +3%

All numbers on an adjusted basis.

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Returns Markets North

HY 2014 HY 2013 Actual ∆

Constant

FX ∆

Market share (%) 25.0 25.8 -80 bps

Net revenue per ‘000 SE (£) 28.21 26.99 +5% +7%

Adjusted operating profit (£m) 728 731 -0% +3%

Growth brands % tobacco net revenue 45 43 +190 bps +130 bps

UK, Germany, Australia, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine etc

SE is billion stick equivalent

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Returns Markets South

HY 2014 HY 2013 Actual ∆

Constant

FX ∆

Market share (%) 29.4 30.5 -110 bps

Net revenue per ‘000 SE (£) 19.06 18.70 +2% +2%

Adjusted operating profit (£m) 361 381 -5% -4%

Growth brands % tobacco net revenue 35 33 +210 bps +190 bps

France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Central Europe, C. Africa etc

SE is billion stick equivalent

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Financials

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Group Adjusted Results

£m HY 2014 HY 2013

Tobacco net revenue 3,134 3,284

Logistics distribution fees 430 413

Tobacco operating profit 1,296 1,359

Operating margin % 41.4 41.4

Logistics operating profit 73 74

Distribution margin % 17.0 17.9

Eliminations (2) (8)

Operating profit 1,367 1,425

Interest (255) (263)

Tax rate % 21.6 23.0

Adjusted EPS (p) 89.6 90.2

DPS (p) 38.8 35.2

Results are adjusted and presented on our usual basis

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Income Statement

£m HY 2014 HY 2013

Revenue 12,717 13,376

Adjusted operating profit 1,367 1,425

Amortisation of acquired intangibles (326) (184)

Restructuring costs (42) (40)

Net finance costs* (351) (371)R

Profit before tax 648 830

Tax (271) (208)

Profit after tax 377 622

Minority interests (11) (11)

Basic EPS (p) 38.1 62.4

Adjusted EPS (p) 89.6 90.2

*Including net fair value and exchange losses on financial instruments and post-employment benefits net financing costs

R – Restated for IAS 19 (Revised)

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Reconciliation: Reported to Adjusted

£m

Reported

HY 2014

Amortisation

of acquired

intangibles

Fair value

gains / losses

on financial

instruments

Post

employment

net financing

Restructuring

costs

Adjusted

HY 2014

Operating profit 999 326 - - 42 1,367

Finance costs (351) - 75 21 - (255)

Profit before tax 648 326 75 21 42 1,112

Tax (271) 67 (17) (6) (13) (240)

Profit after tax 377 393 58 15 29 872

Minority interest (11) - - - - (11)

Earnings attributable 366 393 58 15 29 861

Basic EPS (p) 38.1 40.9 6.0 1.6 3.0 89.6

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Tobacco Net Revenue

£m Actual1

HY 2014

Foreign

Exchange

Constant

Currency2 HY 2013

% Change

Constant

Currency

Growth Markets 914 (35) 949 988 (3.9)

Returns Markets North 1,368 (36) 1,404 1,406 (0.1)

Returns Markets South 852 (3) 855 890 (3.9)

Total Returns Markets 2,220 (39) 2,259 2,296 (1.6)

Total Tobacco 3,134 (74) 3,208 3,284 (2.3)

1Based on average exchange rates for six months ended 31 March 2014 2Assumes that average exchange rates in H1 2014 were the same as in H1 2013

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Tobacco Operating Profit

£m Actual1

HY 2014

Foreign

Exchange

Constant

Currency2 HY 2013

% Change

Constant

Currency

Growth Markets 207 (14) 221 247 (10.5)

Returns Markets North 728 (24) 752 731 2.9

Returns Markets South 361 (4) 365 381 (4.2)

Total Returns Markets 1,089 (28) 1,117 1,112 0.4

Total Tobacco 1,296 (42) 1,338 1,359 (1.5)

1Based on average exchange rates for six months ended 31 March 2014; 2Assumes that average exchange rates in H1 2014 were the same

as in H1 2013; Results are adjusted and presented on our usual basis

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Foreign Currencies

Average Closing

£1 = HY 2014 HY 2013 HY 2014 HY 2013

Euro 1.199 1.207 1.207 1.183

US dollar 1.637 1.579 1.665 1.514

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Balance Sheet

£m HY 2014 HY 2013

Non-current assets: tangible 2,591 2,919

intangible 16,877 18,508

Current assets: inventories 4,003 3,844

other 4,067 4,431

Current liabilities (9,473) (10,438)

Non-current liabilities (13,262) (13,010)R

Net assets 4,803 6,254

R – Restated for IAS 19 (Revised)

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Cash Flow £m HY 2014 HY 2013

Cash flows from operating activities pre tax (240) 140

Tax paid (230) (467)

Cash flows from operating activities (470) (327)

Net capex (141) (170)

Employee Share Ownership Trust (1) (2)

Share buy backs (237) (295)

Dividends paid (inc. minority interests) (791) (727)

Net interest paid (397) (371)

Net cash flow (2,037) (1,892)

Opening net debt (9,518) (8,965)

Closing net debt before non-cash movements (11,555) (10,857)

Non-cash movements

Exchange movement 2 (375)

Interest accretion and derivative fair value adjustments 144 3

Closing net debt after non-cash adjustments (11,409) (11,229)

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12 Month Cash Conversion

£m 12 months to March 2014

12 months to March 2013

Net cash flow from operating activities 2,209 1,538

Tax 449 715

Net capex (216) (321)

Cash flow post capex pre interest and tax 2,442 1,932

Adjusted operating profit 3,122 3,062

Cash conversion (%) 78 63

Working capital (outflow) (356) (743)

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Net Finance Costs

£m HY 2014 HY 2013

Net finance costs 351 371R

Adjusted for:

- interest income on net defined benefit assets 69 64R

- interest cost on net defined benefit liabilities (88) (84)

- unwind of discount on redundancy and long term provisions (2) (1)

- net fair value and exchange losses on financing activities (75) (87)

Adjusted net finance costs 255 263

R = Restated for IAS 19 (Revised)

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Net Debt Reconciliation

£m Reported HY 2014

Accrued interest

Fair value of derivatives

Adjusted HY 2014

Opening net debt (9,518) 321 99 (9,098)

Free cash flow (1,009) - - (1,009)

Share buy backs (237) - - (237)

Dividends (791) - - (791)

Accretion of interest 146 (146) - -

Change in fair values (2) - 77 75

Exchange movements 2 - - 2

Closing net debt (11,409) 175 176 (11,058)

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Volume

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Total Tobacco SE Volume

bn SE* H1 2014 H1 2013

Growth Markets 46.9 52.5

Returns Markets North 48.5 52.1

Returns Markets South 44.7 47.6

Total Returns Markets 93.2 99.7

Total Group 140.1 152.2

* bn SE is billion stick equivalent; Total Tobacco includes cigarettes, fine cut tobacco, cigar, snus and other tobacco products

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Financing

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Committed Bank Facilities 31 March 2014

Description Maturity date Amount £m equiv. Margin

GBP Committed 1.5 Year Revolving Credit Facility Apr-15 £200m £200m 0.700%

GBP Committed 1.5 Year Term Loan Facility Jun-15 £150m £150m 0.800%

EUR Committed 2 Year Revolving Credit Facility Nov-15 €300m1 £248m 0.700%

Committed 5 Year Revolving Credit Facility Dec-15 £2,458m 1.000%

USD tranche $632m £380m

GBP tranche £600m £600m

EUR tranche €1,785m £1,478m

Total Facilities £3,056m

1 Facility amount reduces to €257m from 16 November 2014

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Bond Issues

Amount Issuer Coupon Issue Date Maturity Date £m equiv. Margin

€750m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 7.250% Sep-08 Sep-14 £621m 2.7%

€500m Altadis Emisiones Financieras SAU 4.000% Dec-05 Dec-15 £414m 1.1%

€1,500m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 8.375% Feb-09 Feb-16 £1,242m 5.0%

£450m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 5.500% Nov-06 Nov-16 £555m* 0.6%*

$1,250m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 2.050% Feb-13 Feb-18 £751m 1.1%

€850m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 4.500% Jul-11 Jul-18 £704m 1.7%

£200m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 6.250% Dec-03 Dec-18 £242m* 1.1%*

£500m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 7.750% Jun-09 Jun-19 £500m 3.7%

€750m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 5.000% Dec-11 Dec-19 £621m 2.6%

€1,000m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 2.250% Feb-14 Feb-21 £828m 1.1%

£1,000m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 9.000% Feb-09 Feb-22 £987m* 4.8%*

$1,000m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 3.500% Feb-13 Feb-23 £601m 1.1%

£600m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 8.125% Sep-08 Mar-24 £600m 3.1%

€650m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 3.750% Feb-14 Feb-26 £538m 1.5%

£500m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 5.500% Sep-11 Sep-26 £500m 2.7%

£500m Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 4.875% Feb-14 Jun-32 £500m - **

Total/Weighted Average Margin £10,204m* 2.4%*

31 March 2014

* Including the effect of cross currency swaps

** Bond left at fixed rate

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Core Financing maturity profile at 31 March 2014

Facilities in place as at 31 March c.£14.7bn

70% bond issues, 21% bank facilities, 9% ECP

Headroom as at 31 March c.£3.0bn

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Main Market Classifications Growth Markets Returns Markets North Returns Markets South

Cambodia Australia Algeria

China Azerbaijan Austria

Iraq Belux Czech Republic

Italy Germany France

Japan Ireland Hungary

Russia Netherlands Morocco

Saudi Arabia New Zealand Portugal

Taiwan Poland Slovenia

Turkey UK Spain

USA Ukraine Tunisia

Vietnam

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Basis of Results Presentation The financial information comprises the unaudited results for the six months ended 31 March 2014 and 31 March 2013,

together with the audited results for the year ended 30 September 2013.

The information shown for the year ended 30 September 2013 does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of

section 434 of the Companies Act 2006, and is an abridged version of the Group's published financial statements for that

year. The Auditors' Report on those statements was unqualified and did not contain any statements under section 498 of

the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2013 were approved by the Board of

Directors on 5 November 2013 and filed with the Registrar of Companies.

This condensed set of financial statements for the six months ended 31 March 2014 has been prepared in accordance with

the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as

adopted by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements for the six months ended 31 March 2014

should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2013 which have been

prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.

The Group's principal accounting policies used in preparing this information are as stated in the financial statements for the

year ended 30 September 2013, which are available on our website www.imperial-tobacco.com

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Contacts Investor Relations

Tom Corran Matt Sharff

Director of Investor Communications Investor Relations Manager

[email protected] [email protected]

Tel: +44 (0) 117 933 7510 Tel: +44 (0) 117 933 7396

Jo Brewin

Investor Relations Manager

[email protected]

Tel: +44 (0) 117 933 7549