Zafar Khan Quotations

Right in line with expectations, ... It looks broadly in line with what the market should have been anticipating.

Normally these things fail on either management issues or price.

It's quite sad - it shows that the management hasn't been able to act on any of the other options they were looking at - that someone might merge with them, or a buyout.

That sentiment clearly is going to spill over into Imperial Tobacco, despite the fact that (the company has) zero exposure to the U.S. market,