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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
Disposal 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. - Global Custody
CIBC-Mellon Canadian office
Citibank NA Hong Kong - ETC
HSBC London
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
Mellon Trust
National Bank Trust
Northern Trust Co.
State Street Bank - Australia Ltd
State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC
State Street Bank - London
State Street Master - Master Tr - ETC
State Street Master - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
3 December 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 December 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is crossed: Decrease from 6% 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 | 25,195,435
| |
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 | - | - | 24,547,305 | - | 5.954% |
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 |
24,547,305 | 5.954% |
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 held by the issuer.
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
4 December 2015
www.pennon-group.co.uk