Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8816N

Pennon Group PLC

25 February 2009

 

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

 

2.     Reason for the notification

 

        An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

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

 

        INVESCO LTD

 

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

 

        -

 

5.     Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)

 

        23 February 2009

 

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

 

        25 February 2009

 

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    10%, 11%

 

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	35,072,665	35,072,665

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B18V8630	38,482,764		38,482,764		11.01%

 

B:    Financial Instruments

        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A

 

 

Total (A+B)

 

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
38,482,764	11.01%

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

 

Bank of Ireland – 301,773

Bank of New York – 35,374

Bank of New York (Brussels) – 23,180

Citibank Hong Kong – 80,305

Chase Bank – 2,455,059

Citibank – 29,892,841

HSBC – 588,063

Mellon Bank (Pittsburg) – 239,344

State Street London – 4,469,152

Trust & Custody Services – 2,810

Northern Trust Company (London) – 390,262

Other – 4,601

 

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

 

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    Kenneth David Woodier – Company Secretary

 

Phone number   01392 443150

 

 

 

 

25 February 2009

 

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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