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RNS Number : 8602E
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
06 November 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

4,603,680

0.480%

Capital International Limited

69,382

0.007%

Capital International Sàrl

173,497

0.018%

Capital International, Inc.

50,501

0.005%

Capital Research and Management Company

42,395,335

4.422%

 

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

 

2 November 2015

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

3 November 2015

 

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

 

Below 5%

 

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

(ISIN:

GB0004544929)

47,641,672

47,641,672



46,949,949


4.8972%

ADRs

(ISIN:

US4531421018)

171,146

342,292



342,446


0.03457%

 

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

47,292,395

4.9329%

 

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:

47,292,395

4.933%

Capital Guardian Trust Company

4,603,680

0.480%

Capital International Limited

69,382

0.007%

Capital International Sàrl

173,497

0.018%

Capital International, Inc.

50,501

0.005%

Capital Research and Management Company

42,395,335

4.422%

                                                                                                                                                                               %

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


This information is provided by RNS
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