Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9768E

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

16 February 2015

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (the Company)

Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) Interests

Imperial Tobacco Group Share Matching Scheme (the SMS)

Alison Cooper, Matthew Phillips, Helen Clatworthy, Fernando Dominguez, Walter Prinz and Arthur van Benthem (together the Directors and PDMRs).

SMS Granted February 2012

Following measurement of the performance criterion attached to the SMS granted in February 2012, being real average annual adjusted earnings per share growth after adjusting for UK inflation (Real Annual EPS Growth) the minimum threshold for vesting was not achieved and, therefore, all awards lapsed on 16 February 2015.

	Number of Shares Lapsed
Director
Alison Cooper	21,415
Matthew Phillips	10,473

PDMR
Helen Clatworthy	6,793
Fernando Dominguez	9,304
Walter Prinz	9,484
Arthur van Benthem	5,604