Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (the “Company") Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (“PDMRs”) Interests Imperial Tobacco Group Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”)  Vesting of LTIP In respect of the award granted on 11 November 2009 under the Imperial Tobacco Group LTIP, following partial achievement of the performance criteria, approximately 19.63% of the EPS element, approximately 73.75% of the TSR v FTSE 100 element and none of the TSR v Comparator Group element have vested.  Further details relating to the operation of the LTIP can be found within the Annual Report & Accounts which are available on the Company’s website. Vesting takes the form of the grant of an option over the Company's ordinary shares of 10 pence exercisable, upon payment of the notional exercise price, at any time until the seventh anniversary of the date of grant of the option. The Directors and PDMRs listed below have been granted the following options on 11 November 2012.  DIRECTORS Award Vesting  Number of Shares Over Which Option Granted Award Lapsing  Number of Shares   Alison Cooper8,24720,945Robert Dyrbus14,54136,931Matthew Phillips3,5008,893     PDMRs       Award Vesting  Number of Shares Over Which Option Granted Award Lapsing  Number of Shares   Helen Clatworthy1,5944,051Fernando Dominguez3,98310,120Walter Prinz2,0315,161   T M WilliamsDeputy Company Secretary   Copies of our announcements are available on our website:  www.imperial-tobacco.com.