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Imperial Tobacco Group PLCAnnual Report and Accounts 2008

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

Annual Report and Accounts 2008Driving growth,delivering value

About Us

Imperial Tobacco is a leading

international tobacco company which manufactures, markets, distributes and sells a comprehensive range of cigarettes, tobaccos, cigars, rolling papers and tubes. W e continue to build on our long track record of creatingsustainable shareholder value.

The Annual Report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the operations, performance and financial condition of the C

ompany and the

Group as a whole. By their nature, these statements involve uncertainties since future events and circumstances can cause actual results to differ materially from

those anticipated. The forward-looking statements reflect knowledge and information available at the date of preparation of this Annual Report and the Company

undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this Annual Report should be construed

as a profit forecast. See overleaf for an overview of our business todayRegistered Office

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

PO Box 244

Upton Road

Bristol BS99 7UJ

UK www.imperial-tobacco.com Printed by Park Communications on FSC certified paper. Park is a CarbonNeutral® company and its Environmental Management System is certified to ISO14001:2004.

100% of the electricity used is generated from renewable sources, 100% of the inks

used are vegetable oil based, 95% of press chemicals are recycled for further use and on average 99% of any waste associated with this production will be recycled. This document is printed on Splendorgel Extra White, an FSC approved paper which ensures that all virgin pulp is sourced from well-managed sustainable forests. Splendorgel uses an Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) process and is totally recyclable. Designed and produced by Black Sun PlcFor more information visit www.imperial-tobacco.com

Information key

Cross reference within report

for more information p35 Imperial Tobacco Group PLCAnnual Report and Accounts 2008

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

Annual Report and Accounts 2008

Driving growth,delivering value

About Us

Imperial Tobacco is a leading

international tobacco company which manufactures, markets, distributes and sells a comprehensive range of cigarettes, tobaccos, cigars, rolling papers and tubes. W e continue to build on our long track record of creatingsustainable shareholder value.

The Annual Report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the operations, performance and financial condition of the C

ompany and the

Group as a whole. By their nature, these statements involve uncertainties since future events and circumstances can cause actual results to differ materially from

those anticipated. The forward-looking statements reflect knowledge and information available at the date of preparation of this Annual Report and the Company

undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this Annual Report should be construed

as a profit forecast. See overleaf for an overview of our business todayRegistered Office

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

PO Box 244

Upton Road

Bristol BS99 7UJ

UK www.imperial-tobacco.com Printed by Park Communications on FSC certified paper. Park is a CarbonNeutral® company and its Environmental Management System is certified to ISO14001:2004.

100% of the electricity used is generated from renewable sources, 100% of the inks

used are vegetable oil based, 95% of press chemicals are recycled for further use and on average 99% of any waste associated with this production will be recycled. This document is printed on Splendorgel Extra White, an FSC approved paper which ensures that all virgin pulp is sourced from well-managed sustainable forests. Splendorgel uses an Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) process and is totally recyclable.

Designed and produced by Black Sun Plc

For more information visit

www.imperial-tobacco.com

Information key

Cross reference within report

for more information p35

Our Business Today

33

Cigarette factories

14

Other tobacco

product factories 8

Tobacco processing

factories 3

Rolling papers

and tubes factories

With established operations

across the Southern European countries of Spain, France, Italy and Portugal, and recent entry into Central Europe with the opening of our operations in

Poland, we are one of the largest

logistics companies in Europe.

Our manufacturing sites

LogisticsTobacco

Our brands

Performance highlights

United

Kingdom

> Our leading cigarette market share is at 45.9 per cent > We have the UK's two best-selling cigarette brands in

Lambert & Butler

and

Richmond

> We are the clear market leader in fine cut tobacco and rolling papers Net revenue

£584m

Adjusted prot

from operations

£869m

Germany

> Our cigarette market share grew to 27.4 per cent >JPSis now Germany's second best-selling cigarette brand with

7.8 per cent share

> Our market share in Other Tobacco

Products increased to 20 per cent

£309m£664m

Spain > We are the number one across all tobacco categories in Spain > Our cigarette market share is

37.1 per cent with brands including

Fortuna, Ducados Rubioand Nobel

> Our fine cut tobacco and cigar shares are 49.1 and 36.8 per cent respectively

£150m£411m

Rest of EU

> We increased our cigarette market share in many countries in the region >JPSgrew cigarette market share in a number of markets and

Gauloises

Blondesalso performed strongly

> We have a leading fine cut tobacco position across the region

£494m£1,250m

Americas

> Our share of the overall cigarette market in the USA increased to 4.3 per cent > Our USA market share in fine cut tobacco grew to 8 per cent in September > We expanded our portfolio with the launch of

Davidoffand Fortunacigarettes

andPremier fine cut tobacco

£166m£542m

Rest of the

World > We have grown our cigarette volumes and delivered market share gains across the region > We had excellent growth in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe > With our versatile portfolio we see significant opportunities for future growth

£404m£1,502m

Logistics

> A good performance in tobacco logistics reflected a number of factors, including stable volumes in Spain > In other products, our traditional wholesale business performed well in a difficult environmentDistribution fees Adjusted prot from operationsFor more information visit www .imperial-tobacco.com

£607m £121m

p26 p27 p28 p29 p30 p31 p33

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Our Business Today

33

Cigarette factories

14

Other tobacco

product factories 8

Tobacco processing

factories 3

Rolling papers

and tubes factories

With established operations

across the Southern European countries of Spain, France, Italy and Portugal, and recent entry into Central Europe with the opening of our operations in

Poland, we are one of the largest

logistics companies in Europe.

Our manufacturing sites

LogisticsTobacco

Our brands

Performance highlights

United

Kingdom

> Our leading cigarette market share is at 45.9 per cent > We have the UK's two best-selling cigarette brands in

Lambert & Butler

and

Richmond

> We are the clear market leader in fine cut tobacco and rolling papers Net revenue

£584m

Adjusted prot

from operations

£869m

Germany

> Our cigarette market share grew to 27.4 per cent >JPSis now Germany's second best-selling cigarette brand with

7.8 per cent share

> Our market share in Other Tobacco

Products increased to 20 per cent

£309m£664m

Spain > We are the number one across all tobacco categories in Spain > Our cigarette market share is

37.1 per cent with brands including

Fortuna, Ducados Rubioand Nobel

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