Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9732M

Pennon Group PLC

24 August 2011

 

PENNON GROUP PLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOLDING IN COMPANY

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES - REPLACEMENT

The announcement released at 16:54 yesterday under RNS No. 9062M contained some incorrect information.  The notifier has now issued an amended Notification of Major Interest in Shares (Form TR-1) the details of which are set out in this replacement notification below.

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 LIMITED

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

        -

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

        16 August 2011

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        22 August 2011 originally (amended 24 August 2011)

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:    10%, 9%

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	38,428,208	38,428,208

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			32,024,837		8.94%

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
32,024,837	8.94%

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

Bank of New York - 24,879,822

HSBC Bank plc London - 578,582

Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh - 36,842

State Street Trust & Banking Co, London - 6,248,526

Northern Trust Company Limited - 177,102

Van Kampen Asset Management Inc - 95,794

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ltd - 8,169

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 - Group Company Secretary

Phone number   01392 443150

24 August 2011

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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