9 Sep 2010 08:55
For immediate release | 9 September 2010 |
Alliance Pharma plc
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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): | CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE | YES | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,561,425*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 10,044,858*
CUIM Nominee Limited 2,356,377*
*denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 1,846,572
Chase Nominees Limited 6,154,672
State Street Nominees Limited 2,352,851
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 06 September 2010 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 07 September 2010 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 6% to 5% Change at Direct Interest Level | |||
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 | 24,316,755 | 24,316,755 | 24,316,755 | 13,962,660 | 10,354,095 | 5.94% | 4.41% | ||||
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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 | |||||||
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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
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||
24,316,755 | 10.35% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: ·; Aviva plc (Parent Company) ·; Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) ·; Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) ·; Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: | Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of 234,884,298. | |
14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | |