Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2516F

Pennon Group PLC

26 July 2016

 

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 / GB00B18V8630

2.     Reason for the notification

        Disposal of voting rights.

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

        The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

        See section 9

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

        22 July 2016

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        26 July 2016

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed: Below 5% - aggregate of voting rights from shares

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	20,826,930	20,826,930

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B18V8630	-	-	20,106,888	-	4.8729%

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
-	-	-	-	-

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
20,106,888	4.8729%

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

         The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") Holdings         20,106,888           4.8729%

        Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

-       Capital Research and Management Company            20,106,888           4.8729%

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:

        -      

14. Contact Name:  Christopher Aquino

15. Contact telephone number: - [phone]

Identity of the issuer

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    Karen Senior - Assistant Company Secretary

Phone number   01392 443060

26 July 2016

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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