23 January 2013

UTILICO INVESTMENTS LIMITED

TRANSACTION IN SHARES OF UTILICO FINANCE LIMITED

Utilico Investments Limited ("the Company") announces that on 23 January 2013 the Company sold in the market 500,000 2018 ZDP Shares issued by its subsidiary, Utilico Finance Limited, at a price of 111.5p per share.

Following this sale. Utilico Investments Limited has a holding of 10,487,376  2018 ZDP Shares and the total number of 2018 ZDP Shares in issue remains unchanged at 49,842,413.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Amanda Marsh

For and on behalf of ICM Limited, Secretary

Telephone: 01372 221597