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11/03/2015 14:31

RNS Number : 1952H
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
11 March 2015
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
Capital Guardian Trust Company
6,233,556
0.651%
Capital International Limited
326,776
0.034%
Capital International Srl
644,936
0.067%
Capital International, Inc.
340,104
0.036%
Capital Research and Management Company
30,830,058
3.221%
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
9 March 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 4%
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
(GB0004544929)
37,754,906
37,754,906


38,199,066

3.9912%
ADRs
(US4531421018)
88,123
176,246


176,364

0.0184%
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




n/a




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

n/a

Nominal
Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

38,375,430
4.0096%
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") Holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
38,375,430
4.009%
Capital Guardian Trust Company
6,233,556
0.651%
Capital International Limited
326,776
0.034%
Capital International Srl
644,936
0.067%
Capital International, Inc.
340,104
0.036%
Capital Research and Management Company
30,830,058
3.221%
 
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
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