Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8132G

Pennon Group PLC

24 November 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

        Take-on New Funds.

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

        Aviva plc & its subsidiaries.

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

        Registered Holder:

        BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 110,470*

        Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 1,225,195*

        State Street Nominees Limited 14,655,868*

        Available on request 17,185*

* Denotes direct interest

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

        19 November 2015

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        20 November 2015

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:   < 3% to 3% Change at Direct Interest level.

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	No previous	No previous

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	16,008,718	16,008,718	Not disclosable	3.88%	Not disclosable

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
16,008,718	3.88%

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

        The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident International Limited, with the following chains of controlled undertakings:

        Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

-       Aviva plc (Parent Company)

-       Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

-       Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

-       Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

       Friends Provident International Limited:

-       Aviva plc (Parent Company)

-       Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

-       Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

-       Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited)

-       Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPG Limited)

-       Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPL Limited)

-       Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life Limited)

-       Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited)                    

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

  See Section 4.

11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

        -

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

        -

13. Additional information:

        -

A:    Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

14. Contact Name: Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420

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

24 November 2015

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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