Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4969I

Pennon Group PLC

19 November 2008

 

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:

    PENNON GROUP PLC

2.     Reason for the notification 

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

    AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4.     Full name of shareholder(s) 

    -

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

    13 November 2008

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

    18 November 2008 

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:   6%

8.    Notified details:   

A:     Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
B18V863	21,841,665	21,841,665

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
B18V863	20,968,613	20,968,613	1,002,364	6.00%	0.29%

B:     Financial Instruments

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
21,970,977	6.29%

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

Name of the Company / Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
AXA Direct	706,640.00	0.20227
AXA Framlington Indirect	15,638.00	0.00448
AXA France Indirect	134,250.00	0.03843
AXA IM UK Direct	19,833,435.00	5.67705
AXA IM UK Indirect	852,476.00	0.24400971
AXA Winterthur Direct	428,538.00	0.12
Total Direct     Total Indirect	20,968,613     1,002,364	6.00198     0.28591
TOTAL	21,970,977	6.28889

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:

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 - Company Secretary

Phone number   01392 443150

19 November 2008

www.pennon-group.co.uk

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