Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Announces the Filing of its Offer for Logista, S.A. with the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission

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Further to its announcement of 25 January 2008, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC ("Imperial Tobacco") announces that it has today filed the offer document for its unconditional cash offer for the shares in Compańía de Distribución Integral Logista, S.A. ("Logista") which are not already owned by Altadis, S.A. ("Altadis") (the "Offer") for approval by the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (the "CNMV"). Altadis currently owns approximately 59.62% of the entire issued share capital of Logista.

The Offer is being made by Altadis at a price of €52.50 per Logista share and will be subject to the formal authorisation of the CNMV.

The full terms of the Offer will be set out in the offer document. Further details of the expected timetable for the Offer, including the authorisation of the Offer by the CNMV and the commencement of the offer period, will be provided in due course.


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