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2nd UPDATE: Imperial Tobacco Says 9-Months Trading In Line 

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Jump to full article: Dow Jones via Nasdaq, 2008-07-24
Author: Michael Carolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

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Imperial Tobacco PLC (ITY) Thursday said it remains on track for a successful fiscal year after trading in line with expectations in the first nine months.

Imperial, the world's fourth-largest tobacco company by sales, said in a trading update that its performance and its financial position were in line with management expectations for the first nine months of the year ending Sept. 30.

"We delivered a number of good performances in the period, increasing our share and volumes in many markets," said Chief Executive Gareth Davis in a statement.

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