IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC 
30 September, 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 | 4,745,216 | 0.496% |
| Capital International Limited | 69,382 | 0.007% |
| Capital International Sà rl | 199,397 | 0.021% |
| Capital International, Inc. | 53,601 | 0.006% |
| Capital Research and Management Company | 33,528,791 | 3.503% |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
25 September 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 September 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 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) | 36,359,232 | 36,359,232 | 38,181,641 | 3.9893% | |||
| ADRs (US4531421018) | 206,040 | 412,080 | 414,746 | 0.0433% | |||
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 |
| 38,596,387 | 4.0327% |
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 | 38,596,387 | 4.033% |
| Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: | ||
| Capital Guardian Trust Company | 4,745,216 | 0.496% |
| Capital International Limited | 69,382 | 0.007% |
| Capital International Sà rl | 199,397 | 0.021% |
| Capital International, Inc. | 53,601 | 0.006% |
| Capital Research and Management Company | 33,528,791 | 3.503% |
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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