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Notification of major interests in shares
19 December, 2007
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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )
.................
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
12 December 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 December 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
From 4% to 5% (L&G)
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | |
Number of shares | Number of voting Rights | |
Ord GBP 0.10 | 31,383,309 | 31,383,309 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
0454492 Ord GBP 0.10 | 34,199,069 | 34,199,069 | 5.04 | ||
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
34,199,069 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (37,057,515 - 5.46% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (37,057,515 - 5.46% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (37,057,515 - 5.46% = Total Position) | |||
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (34,199,069 - 5.04% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | |||
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (26,095,709 - 3.85% = PMC) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) | ||
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (26,095,709 - 3.85% = PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | ||
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) | |||
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:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 677,483,921.
Please note this notifcation has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business, which came to Legal & General Group PLc in the form of an in-specie transfer.
14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3851
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