RNS Number:6829N
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
17 July 2003

Notification of Directors' Interests pursuant to Companies Act 1985 Section 324
(2) and Section 329.


Gareth Davis, Robert Dyrbus, David Cresswell and Frank Rogerson (together, "the
Directors").


Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today advised by the Trustees of the Company's
Employee and Executive Benefit Trust ("the Trust") that the Trust acquired
ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company as detailed below and the Directors
being potential beneficiaries under the Trust are deemed to have acquired a
non-beneficial interest in such shares.


Date of acquisition       Number acquired                  Price per share


16 July 2003                     2,574                       #9.9791



It is intended that the acquired shares will be used to satisfy awards made
under the Company's share schemes.


As a result of the above the Trust holds a total of 711,742 ordinary shares of
10p each in the Company and the Directors being potential beneficiaries under
the Trust are deemed to have a non-beneficial interest in such shares.




C Deft
Assistant Company Secretary


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