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 |
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (?CG?) Holdings Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: | 48,273,787 | 5.044% |
| Capital Guardian Trust Company | 4,492,325 | 0.469% |
| Capital International Limited | 313,988 | 0.033% |
| Capital International S?rl | 611,507 | 0.064% |
| Capital International, Inc. | 321,307 | 0.034% |
| Capital Research and Management Company | 42,534,660 | 4.444% |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
23 June 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24 June 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB0004544929) | 46,982,355 | 46,982,355 | | | 48,172,071 | | 5.0332% |
| ADRs (ISIN: US4531421018) | 50,755 | 101,510 | | | 101,716 | | 0.0106% |
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 |
| | | | | |
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 | |
| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
| | | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 48,273,787 |
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: | 48,273,787 | 5.044% |
| Capital Guardian Trust Company | 4,492,325 | 0.469% |
| Capital International Limited | 313,988 | 0.033% |
| Capital International S?rl | 611,507 | 0.064% |
| Capital International, Inc. | 321,307 | 0.034% |
| Capital Research and Management Company | 42,534,660 | 4.444% |
%
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
