Holding(s) in Company

Premier Utilities Trust PLC
26 August 2004


Premier Utilities Trust Plc (the 'Company')
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A notice was received today from Shell Pensions Management Services Limited 
advising that at 26th August 2004, The Shell Petroleum Company Limited has an 
interest in 800,000 Ordinary shares of the Company representing 4.41% of the 
issued Ordinary share capital.

The beneficial owners of these shares are :

Shell Contributory Pension Fund -                   557,796 shares 
Shell Contributory Overseas Pension Fund -          242,204 shares


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