15 Jul 2010 16:59
For immediate release | 15 July 2010 |
Alliance Pharma plc
TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
| Alliance Pharma plc
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
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):
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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.):
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Registered Holder: |
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BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited | 947,922* | ||||
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited | 6,261,316* | ||||
CUIM Nominee Limited | 2,770,404* | ||||
*denotes direct interest | |||||
BNP Paribas -London | 2,237,424 | ||||
Chase Nominees Limited | 7,446,838 | ||||
State Street Nominees Limited | 1,852,851 | ||||
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 14 July 2010 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15 July 2010 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 3% to 4% Change at Direct Interest Level | ||||
8. Notified details:
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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 | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Ordinary Shares GB0031030819 | 19,516,755 | 19,516,755 | 21,516,755 | 9,979,642 | 11,537,113 | 4.29% | 4.96% | |||||||||
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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
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
21,516,755 | 9.25% | |||||||||||||||
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: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
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13. Additional information: | Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of 232,519,622. | |
14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | |