Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3466E

Pennon Group PLC

05 April 2011

 

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

        Disposal of voting rights

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

        INVESCO LTD

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

        -

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

        1 April 2011

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        5 April 2011

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:    Reduction from 12% to 11.98%.

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	43,153,499	43,153,499

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
GB00B18V8630	42,871,437		42,871,437		11.98%

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
42,871,437	11.98%

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

Bank of New York - 35,559,206

Bank of New York Mellon - 3,915

HSBC Bank plc London - 587,699

Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh - 111,081

State Street Trust & Banking Co, London - 6,317,739

Northern Trust Company Limited - 191,894

Van Kampen Asset Management Inc - 93,539

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ltd - 6,364

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    Richard Zmuda - Assistant Company Secretary

Phone number   01392 443517

5 April 2011

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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