Holding(s) in Company

6th Nov 2008 09:37



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

3 November 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 November 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 5% - 4% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
Ord GBP 0.10	34,199,069	34,199,069

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ord GBP 0.10	50,279,291	50,279,291	0	4.94	0

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
50,279,291	4.94

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (54,623,748 - 5.37% = Total Position)  Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (54,623,748 - 5.37% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (54,623,748 - 5.37% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (50,279,291 - 4.94 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (37,989,806 - 3.73% = PMC) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)  Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (37,989,806 - 3.73% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)  Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,016,225,881

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

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