Severn Trent PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 10, 2014

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RNS Number : 6773Z

Severn Trent PLC

10 February 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Severn Trent 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:		Newton Investment Management Ltd.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		6 February 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		7 February 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Falling Below 5%

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						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares	Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights
Direct	Direct		Indirect	Direct		Indirect
Common Stock GB00B1FH8J72	12,285,378			12,285,378			11,474,764	11,474,764		N/A	4.80%		N/A
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date			Exercise/ Conversion Period			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price			Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights
N/A											Nominal		Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
11,474,764								4.80%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Newton Investment Management Ltd. holds these shares as a discretionary fund manager.
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:								N/A
14. Contact name:								Richard Brierley
15. Contact telephone number:								024 7771 5000

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