Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1555A

Pennon Group PLC

03 June 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

        Acquisition of voting rights.

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

        Lazard Asset Management LLC

4.     Full name of shareholder(s)

        Bank of NY INC - Dir Personal

        Bank of NY INC. - Global Custody

      CIBC-Mellon Canadian office

      Citibank NA Hong Kong - ETC         

      JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT

      Mellon Trust

      Northern Trust Co.

      State Street Bank - Australia Ltd

      State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC

      State Street Master - Master Tr - ETC

      State Street Master - Custody Master Trust

      Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co

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

        31 May 2016

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        2 June 2016

7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:  Increase from 4% to 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
GB00B18V8630		20,598,681

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	-	-	21,118,681	-	5.118%

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
21,118,681	5.118%

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

        Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights.

10. Name of the proxy holder:

  N/A

11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

        -      

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

        -

13. Additional information:

        -      

14. Contact Name:  Legal & Compliance Department

15. Contact telephone number: 0207 448 2119

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    Richard Zmuda - Assistant Company Secretary

Phone number   01392 443517

3 June 2016

www.pennon-group.co.uk

 

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