TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
     

    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
    voting rights are attached

    PREMIER ENERGY AND WATER TRUST PLC

    2. Reason for the notification                                   State    
                                                                     Yes/No   
                                                                              
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       YES     
                                                                              
    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may             
    result in the                                                             
    acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights               
    are attached                                                              
                                                                              
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                          
                                                                              
    Other (please specify):                                                   

       

    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification         Premier Fund Managers 
    obligation                                                    Limited               
                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)                               
                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold                         
    is crossed                                                          31/07/2015      
    or reached if different)                                                            
                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   03/08/2015      
                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                        22%          

      8. Notified details:

    A: Voting rights attached to shares

      Class/type of    Situation previous                                                               
         shares                to                    Resulting situation after the triggering           
       if possible       the triggering                             transaction                         
     using the ISIN       transaction                                                                   
          CODE                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
                                  Number                                                                
                       Number       of        Number          Number of voting      Percentage of voting
                         of       Voting        of                 rights                  rights       
                       Shares     Rights      shares                                                    
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                            Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
         GB0033537902 3,973,212 3,973,212    3,973,212     3,973,212                  21.97%            
                                                                                                        

    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

                                                       Number of voting                 
       Type of       Expiration       Exercise/       rights that may be    % of voting 
      financial         date         Conversion        acquired if  the        rights   
      instrument                       Period             instrument                    
                                                    is exercised/converted              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
    Instruments

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

    Type of financial Exercise Expiration  Exercise /        Number of voting                          
       instrument      price      date     Conversion    rights instrument refers   % of voting rights 
                                             period                 to                                 
                                                                                                       
                                                                                    Nominal     Delta  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       

       

    Total (A+B+C)                                                            
                                                                             
    Number of voting rights              % of voting rights                  
                                                                             
    3,973,212                            21.97%                              

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



    Proxy Voting:

     

    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                            
                                                                             
    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         Percentage based on Issued Share Capital of        
    information:           18,088,480                                         
                                                                              
    14. Contact name:      James Bonner                                       
                                                                              
    15. Contact telephone  +44 (0)1483 400405                                 
    number :