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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC14 March 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Imperial Tobacco Group PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Legal and General Investment Management Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Material Interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 914945 271,808HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 923363 130,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775237 61,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942199 393,455HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942229 396,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942217 397,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942205 250,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942175 482,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942187 585,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245 2,990,911HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007 130,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286 131,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206 19,327,333HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203 1,051,900HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332 132,880HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612 342,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602 11,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 282605 1,012,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509 1,065,873HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793 70,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 824434 23,710HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 924422 70,000 29,324,870 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 pence each 10. Date of transaction N/A 11. Date company informed 14 March 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 29,324,870 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.03 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Trevor WilliamsDeputy Company Secretary0117 933 7410 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Trevor WilliamsDeputy Company Secretary0117 933 7410 Date of notification 14 March 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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