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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC16 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 N/A 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC 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 16 MARCH 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 24,163,197 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.567 14. Any additional information NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS DIRECT 21,008,560 (3.101 PERCENT OF VOTING RIGHTS) INDIRECT 3,154,637 (0.466 PERCENT OF VOTING RIGHTS) 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries TREVOR WILLIAMS +44 (0) 117 963 6636 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification TREVOR WILLIAMS DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 14 MARCH 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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