Exhibit 99.2
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
Purchase of own securities
Imperial Tobacco today acquired from Hoare Govett’s affiliate, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., London Branch, 200,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 1716.08 pence per ordinary share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Imperial Tobacco holds 19,415,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 709,785,921.
Contacts:
| Imperial Tobacco Group PLC |
| 0117 933 7082 | |
John Nelson-Smith |
| Imperial Tobacco Group PLC |
| 0117 933 7032 |
Jeremy Thompson |
| ABN AMRO |
| 020 7678 8000 |
Copies of our announcements are available on our website: www.imperial-tobacco.com
