RNS Number:3318O
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
05 August 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 following Director
exercised an option under the Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Sharesave Scheme.


Name               Date of exercise   Number of shares  Resultant aggregate
                                                        Companies Act interests.



Mr Robert Dyrbus   1 August 2003         1,610              378,237



In addition, the Trust holds a total of 710,132 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.





T M Williams
Assistant Company Secretary


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