OREANDA-NEWS. June 23, 2015.

 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
Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,627,526 0.588%
Capital International Limited 282,146 0.029%
Capital International S?rl 552,202 0.055%
Capital International, Inc. 262,851 0.027%
Capital Research and Management Company 31,095,291 3.249%

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

16 June 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 June 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 4%

8. Notified details:

 A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

 Situation previous to the triggering transaction Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights Number of shares Number of voting rights % of  voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect  Direct Indirect
Ordinary (GB0004544929) 38,099,518 38,099,518     37,421,568   3.910%
ADRs (US4531421018) 184,152 368,304     368,448   0.038%

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
n/a        

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
n/a         Nominal Delta

 Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
37,790,016 3.948%

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 37,790,016 3.948%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,627,526 0.588%
Capital International Limited 282,146 0.029%
Capital International S?rl 522,202 0.055%
Capital International, Inc. 262,851 0.027%
Capital Research and Management Company 31,095,291 3.249%

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

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