Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6536W

Pennon Group PLC

13 June 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

 

        Standard Life Investments Ltd

 

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

 

        Vidacos Nominees

 

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

 

        10 June 2008

 

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

 

        11 June 2008

 

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    5%

 

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
GB00B18V8630	17,402,805	17,402,805

 

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	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B18V8630	17,450,375	11,781,975	5,668,400	3.378%	1.625%

 

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
17,450,375	5.004%

 

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

 

Standard Life Investments Ltd

 

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    Margaret Lilian Heeley – Assistant Company Secretary

 

Phone number   01392 443060

 

 

 

 

13 June 2008

 

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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