12th Feb 2007 15:04
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC12 February 2007 Notification of Directors' and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities'(PDMRs) Interests pursuant to Disclosure Rules DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) and DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b), a disclosure made pursuant to Companies Act 1985 Section 324 as extendedby Section 328. Gareth Davis, Robert Dyrbus, David Cresswell, Frank Rogerson, Graham Blashill,Kathryn Brown, Alison Cooper and Matthew Phillips (together, "the Directors andPDMRs"). Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today advised that the Trustees of the Company'sEmployee and Executive Benefit Trust ("the Trust") purchased ordinary shares of10p each in the Company as detailed below and the Directors and PDMRs beingpotential beneficiaries under the Trust are deemed to have acquired anon-beneficial interest in such shares. Date of Purchase Number Purchased Cost per share 9 February 2007 120,000 £21.7271 As a result of the above, the Employee and Executive Benefit Trust now holds atotal of 946,744 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company. T M WilliamsDeputy Company Secretary Copies of our announcements are available on our website:www.imperial-tobacco.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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