Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1285Z
Pennon Group PLC
07 January 2011
 

 

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 (taking holding from 4% to 3%).

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

       

        Legal & General Group Plc.

 

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

 

        Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

       

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

 

        6 January 2011

 

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

 

        7 January 2011

 

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    From 4% to 3%.

 

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 GBP 0.407

15,831,272*

15,831,272

 

*Holding as at 22/12/2010

 

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




Indirect (xi)

Direct

Indirect


13,458,627


13,458,627

3.77%


 

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

 

Eg CFD






 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

13,458,627

3.77%

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

 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

                       Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (13,458,627 - 3.77% = LGAS, LGPL, & PMC)

 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (10,804,700 - 3.02% = PMC)

 

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (10,804,700 - 3.02% = PMC)

 

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

 


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

 

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 356,939,894.

 

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    Richard Zmuda - Assistant Company Secretary

 

Phone number   01392 443517

 

7 January 2011

 

www.pennon-group.co.uk


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