Exhibit 99.4
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
MORGAN STANLEY 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
N/A
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
VARIOUS CLIENTS FOR WHICH MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED HAS VOTING AUTHORITY
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
19 MARCH 2007
12. Total holding following this notification
38,123,341 (INDIRECT VOTING RIGHTS)
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.63
14. Any additional information
N/A
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
TREVOR WILLIAMS +44 (0) 117 963 6636
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
TREVOR WILLIAMS
DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification
19 MARCH 2007
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