Exhibit 99.4
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Legal and General Investment Management Limited
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person’s spouse or children under the age of 18
Material Interest
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 914945 |
| 271,808 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 923363 |
| 130,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775237 |
| 61,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942199 |
| 393,455 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942229 |
| 396,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942217 |
| 397,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942205 |
| 250,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942175 |
| 482,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942187 |
| 585,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245 |
| 2,990,911 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007 |
| 130,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286 |
| 131,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206 |
| 19,327,333 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203 |
| 1,051,900 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332 |
| 132,880 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612 |
| 342,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602 |
| 11,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 282605 |
| 1,012,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509 |
| 1,065,873 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793 |
| 70,000 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 824434 |
| 23,710 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 924422 |
| 70,000 |
|
|
| 29,324,870 |
|
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A
6. Percentage of issued class
N/A
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class
N/A
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
10. Date of transaction
N/A
11. Date company informed
14 March 2005
12. Total holding following this notification
29,324,870
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.03
14. Any additional information
N/A
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Trevor Williams |
Deputy Company Secretary |
0117 933 7410 |
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Trevor Williams |
Deputy Company Secretary |
0117 933 7410 |
Date of notification
14 March 2005
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