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RNS Number : 3279H

Pennon Group PLC

06 June 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	2 June 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	6 June 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Increase from 8% to 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, 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

37,302,159

37,749,169

9.065%

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

37,749,169

9.065%

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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RNS metadata

Title: Holding(s) in Company
Time: 16:49:20
Date: 6 Jun 2017
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 3279H