Pennon Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9903R)

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RNS Number : 9903R

Pennon Group PLC

15 December 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

NOMURA

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: 

14 December 2016

   6.     Date on which issuer notified: 

15 December 2016

   7.     Threshold(s) that is crossed:  Increase from 6% to 7% 
   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                                                                    28,611,953 
 
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
Class/type of shares     Number of shares   Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
 if possible using 
 the ISIN CODE 
                                            Direct     Indirect          Direct   Indirect 
GB00B18V8630             -                  -            29,024,797      -        7.013% 
 
   B:    Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting            % of voting 
  financial     Date         Period/ Date          rights that may             rights 
  instrument                                       be acquired if 
                                                   the instrument 
                                                   is exercised/ converted. 
      -            -                 -                        -               - 
 
   C:    Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise        Number of        % of voting 
  financial     Price      Date         / Conversion    voting rights    rights 
  instrument                            period          Instrument 
                                                        refers to 
  -             -          -            - 
                                                        -                - 
 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
 29,024,797                7.013% 
 

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 2085

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    Karen Senior - Assistant Company Secretary 
   Phone number   01392 443060 

15 December 2016

www.pennon-group.co.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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