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RNS Number : 3915B

Imperial Brands PLC

09 June 2021

 
Imperial Brands PLC 
 
 Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42 
 
  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer 
   and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
 
  1a. Identity of the issuer or the                       Imperial Brands PLC 
   underlying issuer of existing shares                    ISIN GB0004544929 
   to which voting rights are attached: 
  1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark 
   with an "X" if appropriate) 
  Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                               -------- 
  2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box 
   or boxes with an "X") 
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                       X 
                                                                                               -------- 
  An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                               -------- 
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                               -------- 
  Other (please specify): 
                                                                                               -------- 
  3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
  Name                                                    FIL Limited 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  City and country of registered                          Hamilton, Bermuda 
   office (if applicable) 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) 
  Name 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  City and country of registered 
   office (if applicable) 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  5. Date on which the threshold                          03 June 2021 
   was crossed or reached: 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  6. Date on which issuer notified                        04 June 2021 
   (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                            % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both      Total number 
                           rights attached     through financial         in %         of voting rights 
                              to shares           instruments                            of issuer 
                              (total of         (total of 8.B.1      (8.A + 8.B) 
                                 8.A)               + 8.B.2) 
                         -----------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
  Resulting situation 
   on the date on 
   which threshold 
   was crossed or 
   reached                      4.98                 0.00                4.98            47,213,450 
                         -----------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
  Position of previous 
   notification 
   (if applicable)              5.01                 0.00                5.01 
                         -----------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
   the threshold was crossed or reached: 
  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
  Class/type            Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights 
   of shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
                      --------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
                           Direct                   Indirect                   Direct          Indirect 
                          (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of Directive             (Art 9         (Art 10 of 
                          Directive          2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)         of Directive      Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)                                        2004/109/EC)     2004/109/EC) 
                           (DTR5.1)                                            (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1) 
                      ---------------  ---------------------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
GB0004544929                 0                    47,213,450                   0.00             4.98 
                      ---------------  ---------------------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 
 
SUBTOTAL 8.A                              47,213,450                                    4.98 
                      --------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 
   2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
  Type of financial     Expiration       Exercise/      Number of voting                     % of voting 
   instrument            date             Conversion     rights that may be                   rights 
                                          Period         acquired if the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted 
                      ---------------  -------------  -----------------------------------  --------------- 
 
                                         SUBTOTAL 
                                          8.B.1 
                                                      -----------------------------------  --------------- 
 
  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according 
   to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
  Type of financial     Expiration       Exercise/      Physical       Number of             % of voting 
   instrument            date             Conversion     or cash        voting rights         rights 
                                          Period         settlement 
                      ---------------  -------------  -------------  --------------------  --------------- 
 
                                                        SUBTOTAL 
                                                         8.B.2 
                                                                     --------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
  9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
   obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") 
  Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
   by any natural person or legal entity and does not control 
   any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an 
   interest in the (underlying) issuer. 
  Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting                                                  X 
   rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held 
   starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
   entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
                                                                                                              -------- 
       Ultimate            Name of controlled          % of voting          % of voting            Total of both 
      controlling              undertaking             rights if it       rights through            if it equals 
        person                                         equals or is    financial instruments        or is higher 
                                                       higher than         if it equals          than the notifiable 
                                                      the notifiable       or is higher               threshold 
                                                        threshold       than the notifiable 
                                                                             threshold 
                       ---------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
                       FIL Investments 
      FIL Limited       International               1.53               0.00                             1.53 
                       ---------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
                       Fidelity Investments 
      FIL Limited       Canada ULC                  3.44               0.00                             3.44 
                       ---------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
                             FIL Investment 
                          Management (Australia) 
  FIL Limited                    Limited            0.01               0.00                             0.01 
                       ---------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
  10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
  Name of the proxy holder 
                                                                ------------------------------------------------------ 
  The number and % of voting rights 
   held 
                                                                ------------------------------------------------------ 
  The date until which the voting 
   rights will be held 
                                                                ------------------------------------------------------ 
 
  11. Additional information: 
  Holder states it no longer has a notifiable interest 
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  12. Date of completion               04-Jun-2021 
  13. Place of completion              Dublin, Ireland 
                                     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 

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