SCRIP Dividend Alternative

RNS Number : 8391P

Pennon Group PLC

22 August 2014

PENNON GROUP PLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE - DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION

Pennon Group Plc (the "Company") announces that the following documents have been submitted electronically to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE BOOKLET - TERMS & CONDITIONS

CHAIRMAN'S EXPLANATORY LETTER

SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE FORM OF ELECTION/MANDATE APPLICATION FORM

The documents may also be viewed on the Company's website at

www.pennon-group.co.uk

SCRIP REFERENCE PRICE

The Scrip reference price for the fully paid Ordinary shares to be issued to shareholders electing to receive the Scrip Dividend Alternative for the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2014, payable on 3 October 2014, will be 786.6p.

The Scrip reference price is calculated by taking the average of the middle market quotations for the Company's Ordinary shares for the day on which they are quoted ex-dividend and the four subsequent business days. In respect of the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2014, this was the period 6 August 2014 to 12 August 2014.

The Scrip Dividend Alternative timetable for the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2014 is as follows:

Ex-dividend date	6 August 2014
Record date	8 August 2014
Scrip reference price calculation period	6 August 2014 to 12 August 2014
Last date for receipt of Scrip elections	15 September 2014
Dividend payment/Scrip issue date	3 October 2014