UK tobacco company Imperial Tobacco has announced a £200 million ($377 million) share buyback programme ? its first for nine years. The programme, which will begin in the next few weeks, will utilize most of the company’s $450 million per annum free cash flow. CEO Gareth Davis said the programme did not mean the company was ruling out acquisitions as a source of revenue. ?As I have said before, we are still interested in further acquisitions and we will continue to seek value creating deals,? he said.
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