Last checked at 30 Sep 2010 15:54
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | 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 |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Invesco Limited | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 27 September 2010 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 September 2010 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 5%, 4%, 4%, 2%, 1% | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary 97.89p Shares | 11,972,531 | 11,972,531 |
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| 4,468,410 |
| 1.88% | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 4,468,410 | 1.88% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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Banco Populaire IT - 4,268 Bank of New York - 1,128,539 Chase Bank Hong Kong - 33,999 JP Morgan Chase - 66,466 HSBC Bank plc, London - 191,916 Japan Trustee Services Bank - 23,069 Master Trust Bank JP - 199,142 State Street Trust & Banking Co, London - 2,209,316 Trust & Custody Services JP - 892 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 555,548 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ireland - 15,704 Invesco Advisers Inc. - 39,551
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 13. Additional information: |
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| 14. Contact name: | Richard Brierley | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 07825 938 090 | |