Imperial Brands

About

British multinational tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC until it changed its name to Imperial Brands in February 2016.^[1] It is registered in England as company 03236483, incorporated on 6 August 1996, at 121 Winterstoke Road, Bristol.^[2] Its LEI is 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42, with Imperial Tobacco Group PLC as the previous legal name.^[3]

Referenced by

• Brand owner at point of sale for John Player Special sourced
  Wikipedia: John Player Special is owned and marketed by Imperial Brands (named Imperial Tobacco Group PLC until 2016), and by British American Tobacco in some markets outside the UK
• Inferred: Manufactures John Player Special in Germany, Austria, Portugal derived
  The collector lists the producer as "Imperial Tobacco" (DE 1999), "Imperial Tobacco Ltd." (AT 1999) and "Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom" (PT 2010); the exact group company is not named, attributed to the group
• Owns John Player Special sourced
  Wikipedia also says British American Tobacco markets the brand in some markets outside the UK

Also known as

• Imperial Brands PLC 2016-02–
• Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

References

1. ↑ Imperial Brands Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
2. ↑ Companies House search: Imperial Brands PLC Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 03236483.
3. ↑ GLEIF LEI record: Imperial Brands PLC GLEIF. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42. CC0.