REG - Imperial Tobacco Gp - Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">IMT.L</Origin>

Imperial BrandsAnnouncement

06/09/2014 18:45

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on the link
below:

http://pdf.reuters.com/Regnews/regnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20140722:nRSV0131Na


RNS Number : 0131N
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
22 July 2014 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached: (    ) 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments: (    ) 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    ) 
 
Other (please specify): (    ) 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
 
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
 
                                                                                                  Number of Shares  Percent of Outstanding  
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") HoldingsHoldings by CG Management Companies and Funds:  47,713,587        4.985%                  
 Capital Guardian Trust Company                                                                   4,421,711         0.462%                  
 Capital International Limited                                                                    315,888           0.033%                  
 Capital International Sàrl                                                                       610,007           0.064%                  
 Capital International, Inc.                                                                      321,307           0.034%                  
 Capital Research and Management Company                                                          42,044,674        4.393%                  
 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 
 
18 July 2014 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
21 July 2014 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
Below 5% 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 Class/type of                        Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                               to the triggering                                                         
 if possible using                    transaction                                                               
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                  
 Number                               Number              Number                                                Number of voting  % of  voting rights  
 of                                   of                  of shares                                             rights                                 
 Shares                               Voting                                                                                                           
                                      Rights                                                                                                           
 Direct                               Direct              Indirect                                              Direct            Indirect             
 Ordinary Shares (ISIN:GB0004544929)  48,115,995          48,115,995                                                                                   47,606,247    4.974%  
 ADRs(ISIN:US4531421018)              53,603              107,206                                                                                      107,340       0.011%  
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.  Percentage of voting rights  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
 Type of financial instrument  Exercise Price  Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Period  Number of voting rights instrument refers to  Percentage of voting rights  
                                                                                                                                          Nominal                      Delta  
                                               
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights  
 47,713,587               4.985%              
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
  
 
                                                                                                  Number of Shares  Percent of Outstanding  
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") HoldingsHoldings by CG Management Companies and Funds:  47,713,587        4.985%                  
 Capital Guardian Trust Company                                                                   4,421,711         0.462%                  
 Capital International Limited                                                                    315,888           0.033%                  
 Capital International Sàrl                                                                       610,007           0.064%                  
 Capital International, Inc.                                                                      321,307           0.034%                  
 Capital Research and Management Company                                                          42,044,674        4.393%                  
 
 
% 
 
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: 
 
N/A 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
N/A 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
N/A 
 
T M Williams 
 
Deputy Company Secretary 
 
Copies of our announcements are available on our website: 
www.imperial-tobacco.com 
 
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange