Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6209P

Pennon Group PLC

05 October 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

        Change of custodian

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

        Prudential plc 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)

        3 October 2011

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        5 October 2011

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:    See Additional Information under item 13

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
ORD GBPO.407 GB00B18V8630	19,976,459	19,976,459

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
NO CHANGE IN DIRECT % HOLDING  ORD GBPO.407 GB00B18V8630	19,976,459	19,976,459		5.57%

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
19,976,459	5.57%

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

        Prudential plc (parent Company)

        M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

        M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

        M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

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:

Following a change of custodian for a large number of funds managed by M&G, the registration details have changed. No other material changes have taken place.

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 October 2011

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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