5th Sep 2007 17:53
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC05 September 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition 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:Vanguard Windsor II Fund 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): Threshold crossed on a date which is unidentifiable with most recent transactionon 30 September 2005 6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 September 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified details:................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE American Depositary Shares Number of shares Number of voting Rightseach representing 2 OrdinaryShares US4531421018 13,840,000 27,680,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights rightsCODE American Depositary Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectShares eachrepresenting 2 OrdinaryShares US4531421018 13,830,000 27,680,000 4.09% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Daten/a Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights27,680,000 4.09% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :n/a 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 677,483,921 14. Contact name: Vanguard Windsor IIc/o The Vanguard Group, IncAttn: James Conrad 15. Contact telephone number: 00-1-610-669 3098 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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