The takeover resulted in the closure of the Rothmans Spennymoor and Darlington manufacturing plants in 2000 and 2001 respectively, with production moved to a larger plant at Southampton.
Preuzimanja rezultiralo je zatvaranjem proizvodnih pogona Rotmans Spenimur i Darlington 2000. i 2001. godine, dok je proizvodnja prešla u veću fabriku u Soutamptonu.