Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 4647J

Alliance Pharma PLC

17 December 2015

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				√
Other (please specify):	Placing shares and exercise of broker's option			√
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		NIGEL WRAY
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED      ROY NOMINEES LIMITED
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		17 December 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		17 December 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares GB0031030819

37,376,510

37,376,510

15,511,922

15,511,922

21,864,588

3.31%

4.67%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

37,376,510

7.98%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Nigel William Wray has a beneficial interest in shares in Alliance Pharma Plc held by the following nominees Pershing Nominees Limited 15,511,922 The family of Nigel Wray maintains a beneficial interest in the shares held by Roy Nominees Limited   - 21,864,588
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Figures are based on a total number of voting       rights of 468,179,146
14. Contact name:	Nigel Wray
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7647 7647

 

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