SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE - DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

RNS Number : 8043L

Pennon Group PLC

21 July 2017

PENNON GROUP PLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE - DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION

Pennon Group Plc (the "Company") announces that the following documents have been submitted electronically to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE BOOKLET - TERMS & CONDITIONS

CHAIRMAN'S EXPLANATORY LETTER

SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE FORM OF MANDATE APPLICATION FORM

The documents may also be viewed on the Company's website at

www.pennon-group.co.uk

SCRIP REFERENCE PRICE

The scrip reference price for the fully paid ordinary shares to be issued to shareholders electing to receive the scrip dividend alternative for the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2017, payable on 1 September 2017, will be 802.1p

The scrip reference price is calculated by taking the average of the middle market quotations for the Company's ordinary shares for the day on which they are quoted ex-dividend and the four subsequent business days. In respect of the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2017, this was the period 6 July 2017 to 12 July 2017.

The scrip dividend alternative timetable for the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2017 is as follows:

Ex-dividend date	6 July 2017
Record date	7 July 2017
Scrip reference price calculation period	6 July 2017 to 12 July 2017
Last date for receipt of scrip elections	14 August 2017
Dividend payment/Scrip issue date	1 September 2017