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RNS Number : 0641E

Imperial Brands PLC

02 July 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                                                   Spring Mountain Investments Ltd 
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  City and country of registered                         Camana Bay, George Town, Cayman 
   office (if applicable)                                 Islands 
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) 
  Name                                                   LBS Limited, Northfield Investments 
                                                          Limited and Seneca Investments 
                                                          Limited 
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  City and country of registered                         George Town, Cayman Islands 
   office (if applicable) 
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  5. Date on which the threshold                         29/06/2021 
   was crossed or reached: 
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  6. Date on which issuer notified                       01/07/2021 
   (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                             3.725355              0.382491            4.107846           38,876,987 
                               ----------------------  -------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
  Position of previous 
   notification 
   (if applicable)                     3.635542              0.382491            4.018033 
                               ----------------------  -------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
  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 
 Common Stock           35,075,559                   0                    3.706177         0.000000 
                      ---------------  -----------------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
US45262P1021 
 Depository 
 Receipt                  181,500                    0                    0.019178         0.000000 
                      ---------------  -----------------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 
SUBTOTAL 8.A                            35,257,059                                3.725355% 
                      ----------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
  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 
                      ---------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------- 
  Total Return          December 
   Swap                  10, 2021                       Cash              3,619,928         0.382491 
                      ---------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------- 
                                                        SUBTOTAL 
                                                         8.B.2            3,619,928         0.382491 
                                                                      ----------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
  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 controlling     Name of controlled       % of voting         % of voting          Total of both 
         person                undertaking         rights if it       rights through          if it equals 
                                                   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 
                        ------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
                  Kenneth Bryan 
                       Dart                                                                     0.000000 
                                                  ---------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
                Portfolio Services 
                        Ltd                                                                     0.000000 
                                                  ---------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
               Seneca Investments 
                     Limited                         3.064022            0.000000               3.064022 
 ------------------------                         ---------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
                 Spring Mountain 
                   Investments 
                       Ltd                                                                      0.000000 
 ------------------------                         ---------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
             Northfield Investments 
                     Limited                                                                    0.000000 
 ------------------------                         ---------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
                   LBS Limited                                                                  0.000000 
 ------------------------                         ---------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
  10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
  Name of the proxy holder                          N/A 
                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
  The number and % of voting rights 
   held 
                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
  The date until which the voting 
   rights will be held 
                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
  11. Additional information: 
  N/A 
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  12. Date of              01 July 2021 
   completion 
  13. Place of             Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 
   completion 
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