Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1423L

Pennon Group PLC

30 August 2012

 

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

        Disposal of voting rights

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

        Prudential plc group of companies

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

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

        29 August 2012

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        30 August 2012

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:    Below 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
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
ORD GBPO.407 GB00B18V8630	18,175,085	18,175,085

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
ORD GBPO.407 GB00B18V8630	Below 5%	Below 5%		Below 5%

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

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
Below notifiable threshold

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

-

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:

No longer a notifiable interest

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 D Woodier - Company Secretary

Phone number   01392 443150

30 August 2012

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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