Pennon Group Announcements

RNS Number : 4969I Pennon Group PLC 19 November 2008  
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 

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 

    AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4.     Full name of shareholder(s) 

    -

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

    13 November 2008

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

    18 November 2008 

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:   6%

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 
B18V863
21,841,665
21,841,665

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
 B18V863
20,968,613
20,968,613
1,002,364
6.00%
0.29%

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
21,970,977
6.29%

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

Name of the Company / Fund

Number of Shares
% of issued share capital
AXA
Direct
706,640.00
0.20227

AXA Framlington
Indirect
15,638.00
0.00448
AXA France
Indirect
134,250.00
0.03843
AXA IM UK
Direct
19,833,435.00
5.67705
AXA IM UK
Indirect
852,476.00
0.24400971
AXA Winterthur
Direct
428,538.00
0.12

    Total Direct
    Total Indirect 

        20,968,613
    1,002,364

    6.00198
    0.28591
        TOTAL
    21,970,977
    6.28889
    
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    Kenneth David Woodier - Company Secretary

Phone number   01392 443150
19 November 2008

www.pennon-group.co.uk

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