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RNS Number : 5183S
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
24 September 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:
Invesco Limited.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
17 September 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 September 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights*
Direct
Direct
Indirect 
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares (ISIN:
GB0004544929)
39,096,727* 2007 notification
39,096,727


47,294,160

4.94%
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

47,294,160
4.94%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Number of Shares

Invesco Fund Managers Limited
38,025,267

Invesco Asset Management Limited
6,198,438
Invesco Canada Limited
2,328,373
Invesco Advisers Inc.
339,484
Invesco Asset Management Japan & AIM Trimark
30,950
Invesco Asset Management GmbH (Germany)
68,574
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
54,658
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
120,657
Invesco GT Management S.A.
27,156
Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC
61,838
Invesco Asset Management S.A. (France)
14,339
Invesco Nat Trust Co & Invesco Advisers Inc.
5,614
Invesco Advisers Inc ADRs (Ratio 1:2)
18,812
 %
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
Invesco Limited
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:
Philippa Sadler
15. Contact telephone number:
01491 417 000
T M Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
Copies of our announcements are available on our website: www.imperial-tobacco.com

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