Holding(s) in Company

Phytopharm PLC
07 March 2007





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:

Phytopharm plc



2. Reason for the notification 


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

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 obligation: 

AXA S.a, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

07/03/2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07/03/2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%

 

8. Notified details:



 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class or type of       Situation previous to the 
shares                 triggering transaction         
                                  
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
 

                       Number of           Number of  
                       shares              voting Rights                      
                                                                      
Ordinary 1 Pence       696,569             696,569
              
GB0006869720
                                                                      



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class or type of       Number of        Number of voting rights      % of voting rights  
shares                 shares
                                                                         
                       Direct           Direct     Indirect          Direct    Indirect                              
                                                                                                                      
Ordinary 1 Pence       1,000            1,000      3,327,148         0.00      6.50

GB0006869720     

 

                               


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights          % of voting rights                                                      
                                        
3,327,148                        6.50%

 



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



Name of the Company / Fund              Number of Shares           % of issued share capital


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK                  620                  0.00121
Smaller Companies Fund
Indirect


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            1,000                  0.00195
Direct


AXA Framlington Equity Income           1,851,612                  3.61778
Indirect


AXA Framlington Biotech                 1,052,631                  2.05669
Indirect

                       
Framlington onshore private clients       396,483                  .77467
Indirect

          
Framlington onshore private clients        25,802                  0.05041
Indirect




                  Total Direct              1,000                  0.00195

                Total Indirect          3,327,148                  6.50076

                         Total          3,328,148                  6.50272




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 information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of  51,180,893

 

14. Contact name:

Zoe McGowan, Company Secretary

 

15. Contact telephone number:

01480 437697







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