Holding(s) in Company

Pennon Group PLC
27 November 2007


PENNON GROUP PLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOLDING IN COMPANY

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

PENNON GROUP PLC


2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition of voting rights


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

    Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
    Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)


4. Full name of shareholder(s)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different)

23 November 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 November 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 5% (Group)
Above 5% (LGIM)


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights

ORD GBP 0.407                                                     Below 5%


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


 ORD GBP 0.407               16,743,368               16,743,368   1,108,343            4.80%       0.31%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date              that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

17,851,711                     5.11%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(17,851,711 - 5.11% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (17,851,711 - 5.11% = Total
Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (17,851,711 - 5.11% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,743,368 - 4.80% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (12,934,731 - 3.70%  = PMC)
                                                            Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
                                                            (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited     Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(PMC) (12,934,731 - 3.70% = PMC)                            (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                            Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                            (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

     Notification using the total voting rights figure of 348,680,622.


Annex to Notification of Major Interests In Shares



A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation



Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

            Pennon Group Plc


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Peninsula House, Rydon Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7HR


Contact name    Kenneth David Woodier - Group General Counsel & Company 
                Secretary

Phone number    01392 443150



27 November 2007

www.pennon-group.co.uk


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