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Imperial BrandsAnnouncement

03/12/2014 11:41

RNS Number : 7296Y
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
03 December 2014
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (the "Company")
Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (the "PDMRs") Interests
Imperial Tobacco Group Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP")
Alison Cooper, Matthew Phillips, Helen Clatworthy, Fernando Dominguez Valdes-Hevia, Walter Prinz and Arthur van Benthem (together the "Directors and PDMRs").
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was advised on 02 December 2014 that the Trustees of the Company's Employee and Executive Benefit Trust (the "Trust") transferred on 02 December 2014 ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") in the Company to six participant Directors and PDMRs in the Company's LTIP following the exercise of the awards which vested on 4 November 2014.
These Shares were previously contingent rights for each Director and PDMR. 
Name
Number of Awards exercised and Shares
acquired
Directors

Alison Cooper
5,670
Matthew Phillips
960


PDMRs

Helen Clatworthy
630
Fernando Dominguez Valdes-Hevia
848
Walter Prinz
890
Arthur van Benthem
1,028
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was also advised on 02 December 2014 that the following Directors and PDMRs sold Shares in the Company, as detailed below, arising from the exercise of the Awards. 
The respective sales are detailed below: -
Name
Date sold
Price per Share
(pounds sterling)
Number of Shares Sold
Alison Cooper
02 December 2014
29.19
5,670
Matthew Phillips
02 December 2014
29.19
454
Helen Clatworthy
02 December 2014
29.19
630
Fernando Dominguez Valdes-Hevia
02 December 2014
29.19
444
Walter Prinz
02 December 2014
29.19
397
Arthur van Benthem
02 December 2014
29.19
1,028
Following all of the above, the Directors' current shareholdings are:-
Name
Shares Held
Alison Cooper
162,111
Matthew Phillips
43,765
Trevor Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
Copies of our announcements are available on our website www.imperial-tobacco.com.

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