Holding(s) in Company

A letter has been received today Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management
Limited concerning their previous notification to Premier Utilities Trust PLC,
under section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, that Rensburg Sheppards Plc had
a consolidated holding on behalf of Nominee and Discretionary Non-Nominee
clients of 3,797,806 Zero Dividend Preference Shares of Premier Utilities
Trust PLC representing 19.84% of the Company's issued Zero Dividend Preference
Share capital.

It has subsequently been confirmed that the Section 198 disclosures should be
based solely on Discretionary holdings and based on this Rensburg Sheppards
Investment Management Limited have confirmed that at the close of business on
13 April 2006 Rensburg Sheppards Plc had a consolidated holding on behalf of
Discretionary clients of 3,287,583 Zero Dividend Preference Shares of Premier
Utilities Trust PLC representing 17.17% of the Company's issued Zero Dividend
Preference Share capital.