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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC27 February 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC 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 N/A 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 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 26 FEBRUARY 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 30,647,700 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.52 14. Any additional information NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 677,483,921; FIRST NOTIFICATION UNDER DTR SOURCEBOOK 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries TREVOR WILLIAMS +44 (0) 117 933 6636 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification TREVOR WILLIAMSDEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 27 FEBRUARY 2007 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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