Board and Senior Management Appointments

BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGER APPOINTMENTS

Imperial Tobacco today announces a number of changes to its Board and other senior management appointments.

As previously announced, Pierre Jungels will retire as a Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the 2012 AGM having served nine years on the Board. As a result Mark Williamsonhas been appointed Senior independent Director and Malcolm Wyman has been appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee.

We are also pleased to announce, with effect from 2 February 2012, the appointment of David Haines as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.

David is Chief Executive Officer of Grohe AG. He joined Grohe in 2004 from Vodafone Group PLC where he was Global Marketing Director. He is also a former Chairman of Vimpelcom A/O. David also gained extensive general management and sales experience with Vodafone and Mars earlier in his career.

We have also strengthened our regional management team with the recent appointments of Roberto Ascoli, formerly of Unilever and Symrise, as Regional Director Asia-Pacific and Kevin Freudenthal, formerly of UST and Altria, as Regional Director Americas.

Iain Napier, Imperial Tobacco Group Chairman, said:

"I am delighted to welcome David to the Board. His experience in general management, international marketing and emerging markets will be of tremendous benefit to our Board.

"I would also like to thank Pierre for his tremendous contribution to the Board over the last nine years, and wish him well for the future."

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