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24/01/2017 15:20

RNS Number : 0002V
Pennon Group PLC
24 January 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
Pennon Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
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:v
23 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Increase from 7% to 8%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B18V8630

32,141,152


33,187,671

8.019%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
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 xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx




Nominal
Delta



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
33,187,671
8.019%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.

Proxy Voting:
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

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