Holding(s) in Company

Premier Utilities Trust PLC (the "Company")

A notice has been received today from Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management
Limited advising that following a sale on 8 August 2006 Rensburg Sheppards Plc
has a consolidated holding on behalf of Discretionary clients of 3,062,918 Zero
Dividend Preference Shares representing 15.9998% of the Company's issued Zero
Dividend Preference Share capital.