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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC18 July 2005 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of the issuerImperial Tobacco Group PLC 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified inaccordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (asextended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or(iii) both (i) and (ii)Disclosure in relation to (i) and (ii) above 3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/directorGareth Davis, Robert Dyrbus, David Cresswell, Frank Rogerson, Graham Blashill,Kathryn Brown, Alison Cooper and Matthew Phillips 4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a persondischarging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify theconnected personN/A 5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the personreferred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestIndividuals named in 3 above are all potential beneficiaries of the ImperialTobacco Employee and Executive Benefit Trust 6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives orfinancial instruments relating to sharesOrdinary Shares of 10p each 7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number ofshares held by each of themPershing Keen Nominee Limited a/c HGCF 8 State the nature of the transactionAcquisition 9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesacquired353,073 10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class shouldnot be taken into account when calculating percentage)0.049 11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesdisposedN/A 12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class shouldnot be taken into account when calculating percentage)N/A 13. Price per share or value of transaction£14.73 14. Date and place of transaction15 July 2005, Jersey, Channel Islands 15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding followingnotification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage)931,450 shares - 0.1297% 16. Date issuer informed of transaction18 July 2005 If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes 17 Date of grantN/A 18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercisedN/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the optionN/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at the time of exerciseN/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held followingnotificationN/A 23. Any additional informationGraham Blashill, Kathryn Brown, Alison Cooper and Matthew Phillips were allpotential beneficiaries of the Imperial Tobacco Group PLC 2001 Employee BenefitTrust until 15 July 2005. From 15 July 2005 these individuals are potentialbeneficiaries of the Imperial Tobacco Group Employee and Executive Trust andtheir potential interests are detailed above. 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesC Deft, Assistant Company Secretary0117 963 6636 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for makingnotification C Deft, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification: 18 July 2005 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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