Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4453J

Pennon Group PLC

17 December 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

        Acquisition of voting rights.

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

        Royal London Asset Management Limited

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

        Registered Shareholder:

        HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd           12,453,831

        3.0207%

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

        16 December 2015

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        17 December 2015

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:  above 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	12,349,539	12,349,539

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	12,453,831	12,453,831	N/A	3.0207%	N/A

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
12,453,831	3.0207%

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

        See 4 above

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: Mamoon Hussain

15. Contact telephone number: 0207 506 6662

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

17 December 2015

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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