Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0502J

Pennon Group PLC

31 March 2015

 

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 / GB00B18V8630

2.     Reason for the notification

        Disposal of voting rights.

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

        The Capital Group Companies, Inc.       

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

        The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

        Holdings by CC Management Companies and Funds:

        Capital Research and Management Company

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

        19 March 2015

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        31 March 2015

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:  Below 3%

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	12,452,256	12,452,256

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B18V8630	-	-	11,529,155	-	2.8915%

B:    Financial Instruments

        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C:    Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction         

Type of financial instrument -	Exercise Price -	Expiration Date -	Exercise / Conversion period -	Number of voting rights Instrument refers to -	% of voting rights -

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
11,529,155	2.8915%

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

        The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

        Holdings by CC Management Companies and Funds:

        Capital Research and Management Company / 11,529,155 / 2.892%   

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

14. Contact Name: Gina Martinez / The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

15. Contact telephone number: + 001 90071-1406

B: Identity of the notifier

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

31 March 2015

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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