Holding(s) in Company

5th Feb 2009 09:49

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1.Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Severn Trent Plc existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights

are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Legal & General Group obligation:

Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General

Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 02 February 2009 threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 04 February 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 5% - 6% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering type of the Triggering transaction

shares transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting using Shares Voting shares rights rights the ISIN Rights CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORD 14,083,788 14,083,788 14,202,088 14,202,088 6.01 GBP 0.9789 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of financial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 14,202,088 6.01

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (16,342,876 - 6.92% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (16,342,876 - 6.92% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (16,342,876 - 6.92% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (14,202,088 - 6.01% = LGAS, LGPL &

PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General (Direct) (LGIMHD) (8,914,346 - 3.77% = PMC)

Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General (PMC) (8,914,346 - 3.77% = PMC)

Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) 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 Notification using the total voting rights figure of information: 235,917,325 14. Contact name: Kerry Porritt 15. Contact telephone 0121 722 4730 number:

vendor

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Related Shares:

Severn Trent