SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE

RNS Number : 0842Y

Pennon Group PLC

18 February 2013

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.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

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 interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2013, payable on 4 April 2013, will be 684.5p.

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 interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2013, this was the period 30 January 2013 to 5 February 2013.

The Scrip Dividend Alternative timetable for the interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2013 is as follows:

Ex-dividend date	30 January 2013
Record date	1 February 2013
Scrip reference price calculation period	30 January 2013 to 5 February 2013
Last date for receipt of Scrip elections	11 March 2013
Dividend payment/Scrip issue date	4 April 2013