Post Stabilisation Notice

    RNS Number : 3958F
  HSBC Bank plc
  08 October 2008
   
    8 October 2008


    Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be
unlawful.

    Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC

     Stabilisation Notice

    HSBC Bank Plc (contact: Bernice Demmer; telephone: [phone]) hereby gives notice that no stabilisation (within the meaning of
the rules of the Financial Services Authority) was undertaken by the Stabilising Manager(s) named below in relation to the offer of the
following securities.


 Issuer:                    Imperial Tobacco Finance plc
 Guarantor (if any):        Imperial Tobacco Group plc
 Aggregate nominal amount:  £600,000,000
 Description:               £600m 8.125% due 15Mar2024 - XS0387847576
 Offer price:               99.99
 Stabilising Managers:      HSBC Bank, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, The
                            Royal Bank of Scotland



    This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or
otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

    This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States.
    The securities referred to above have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not
be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There has not been and will not be a public
offer of the securities in the United States.









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