Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9616C

Severn Trent PLC

15 March 2011

 



TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Severn Trent Plc
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Pictet Asset Management SA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See Above
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	11th March 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15th March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%
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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0002504529	11,962,479	11,962,479	0	0	11,804,658	0	4.98%

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
11,804,658	4.98%

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

No controlled undertakings hold greater than 3% of the voting capital of Severn Trent Plc.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	Pictet Asset Management SA
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	Not Applicable
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	Not Applicable
13. Additional information:	Not Applicable
14. Contact name:	Richard Brierley
15. Contact telephone number:	0247 771 5000

 

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