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Annual report 2010 - Imperial Tobacco Group

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Measuring Our Performance“We take a proactive approach toregulatory engagement and tacklingthe illicit trade in tobacco products.”Matthew Phillips, <strong>Group</strong> Corporate and Legal Affairs DirectorSee examples overleaf offuture foundations in practiceGrowth Drivers and Key Performance IndicatorsLink to StrategyStrategy Performance Governance FinancialsOur StrategyTotal Shareholder Return15012510075<strong>Imperial</strong> <strong>Tobacco</strong>50FTSE All-Share2007 2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong>Adjusted Earnings per Share136.9p2008161.8p2009178.8p<strong>2010</strong>KPIKPIWe create value for our shareholdersby delivering sustainable organic salesgrowth, complemented by our focuson cost optimisation and effectivecash utilisation.PerformanceIn <strong>2010</strong>, we underperformed theFTSE All-Share Index by 3 per cent.However over three years we haveoutperformed by 11 per cent.With dividends reinvested£100 invested in <strong>Imperial</strong> <strong>Tobacco</strong>10 years ago would now be worth£603 compared to just £138 investedin the FTSE All-Share Index.PerformanceOur organic sales growth performancecomplemented by our focus oncost optimisation and effective cashutilisation has enabled us to deliver11 per cent growth in adjustedearnings per share.We measure the success of ourstrategy with our KPIs of totalshareholder return and adjustedearnings per share.DefinitionTotal Shareholder Return is the totalinvestment gain to shareholdersresulting from the movement in theshare price and assuming dividendsare immediately reinvested in shares.DefinitionAdjusted earnings per share isadjusted profit after tax attributableto the equity holders of the Companydivided by the weighted averagenumber of shares in issue during theperiod, excluding shares held tosatisfy employee share plans andshares purchased by the Companyand held as Treasury shares.2122

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