TIDMIMT TIDMDBK
RNS Number : 4080Z
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
21 September 2009
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:
Deutsche Bank AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Not applicable
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached:
16 September 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 September 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
+--------------+------------+------------+
| Class/type | Situation |
| of shares | previous to the |
| if | Triggering |
| possible | transaction |
| using the | |
| ISIN CODE | |
+--------------+-------------------------+
| | Number | Number |
| | of | of |
| | shares | voting |
| | | Rights |
| | | |
+--------------+------------+------------+
| GB0004544929 | 30,761,027 | 30,761,027 |
+--------------+------------+------------+
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
| Class/type of | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of |
| shares if possible | | | voting rights |
| using the ISIN CODE | | | |
+---------------------+------------------+----------------------------+--------------------+
| | | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| | | | | | |
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
| GB0004544929 | Below 3% | Below 3% | | Below | |
| | | | | 3% | |
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
+------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------------+
| Type of | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting | Percentage of |
| financial | | | rights that may be | voting rights |
| instrument | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
| | | | | |
+------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------------+
| | | | | |
+------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------------+
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+----------------+-----------+---------+
| Type of | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/Conversion | Number of | Percentage of |
| financial | | | Period | voting rights | voting rights |
| instrument | Price | Date | | instrument | |
| | | | | refers to | |
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+----------------+---------------------+
| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
+ + + + + +-----------+---------+
| | | | | | | |
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+----------------+-----------+---------+
Total (A+B+C)
+--------+--------+
| Number | % of |
| of | voting |
| voting | rights |
| rights | |
| | |
+--------+--------+
| Below | Below |
| 3% | 3% |
+--------+--------+
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| N/A |
| |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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:
Paul SmithAndrew Anderson (Deutsche Bank AG)
15. Contact telephone number:
00 44 207 545 85338532
T M Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
Copies of our announcements are available on our website:
www.imperial-tobacco.com
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