5th Apr 2011 14:54
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
2. Reason for the notification
Disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
INVESCO LTD
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
-
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)
1 April 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
5 April 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is crossed: Reduction from 12% to 11.98%.
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 | 43,153,499 | 43,153,499 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights (ix) | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct (x) | Indirect (xi) | Direct | Indirect | |
GB00B18V8630 | 42,871,437 | 42,871,437 | 11.98% | ||
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
N/A |
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
42,871,437 | 11.98% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
Bank of New York - 35,559,206
Bank of New York Mellon - 3,915
HSBC Bank plc London - 587,699
Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh - 111,081
State Street Trust & Banking Co, London - 6,317,739
Northern Trust Company Limited - 191,894
Van Kampen Asset Management Inc - 93,539
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ltd - 6,364
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
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
5 April 2011
www.pennon-group.co.uk
Related Shares:
Pennon