Anglian Water Services Financing Plc

Anglian Water requests Cayman Court consent to progress with the removal of its Cayman Islands company

Anglian Water has petitioned the Cayman Islands High Court in connection with the removal of its Cayman Islands holding company Anglian Water Services Overseas Holdings Limited, which has always been registered in the UK for tax purposes.

The move follows consent from its lenders for the company to be removed from Anglian Water’s structure. It is one of a number of financial and corporate measures announced in March, designed to improve transparency, trust and customer confidence.

The full announcement is republished below or can be accessed at: https://media.anglianwater.co.uk/anglian-water-requests-cayman-court-consent-to-progress-with-subsidiary-removal/

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Anglian Water press office (24hrs): 0871 677 0123

Jane Pilcher, Group Treasurer: 01480 323503

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Anglian Water requests Cayman Court consent to progress with subsidiary removal

Anglian Water has petitioned the Cayman Islands High Court for permission to proceed with the removal of its Cayman Islands subsidiary, which has always been registered in the UK for tax purposes.

The move follows unanimous consent from its lenders for the company to be removed from Anglian Water’s structure. It is one of a number of financial and corporate measures announced in March, designed to improve transparency, trust and customer confidence.

The company has already made significant progress in improving the clarity of its financial structures, with the repayment of an intercompany loan in March. The changes, once complete, will simplify the presentation of Anglian Water’s accounts and improve the transparency of its financial structure.

Commenting on the progress made, Anglian Water Water’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Simpson, said: “As a responsible business, I’m delighted with the speed at which we have been able to start to implement the initiatives we announced in March, and I’m grateful to our shareholders for their support in making these changes.”

Notes

Anglian Water does not receive, and never has received, any tax advantage from this company.
The Cayman Islands subsidiary has never been used to raise debt finance (unlike some others in the industry).

It was set up to enable structural changes in 2002, but subsequent changes to UK legislation mean it would not be needed if Anglian Water were to do the same again.

The subsidiary is effectively dormant and will be permanently removed from the group structure.
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