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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC19 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest MORGAN STANLEY 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 N/A 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them VARIOUS CLIENTS FOR WHICH MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED HASVOTING AUTHORITY 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 19 MARCH 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 38,123,341 (INDIRECT VOTING RIGHTS) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.63 14. Any additional information N/A 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 makingthis notification TREVOR WILLIAMSDEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 19 MARCH 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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