Alliance Pharma PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (6866B)

TIDMAPH TIDMAV.

RNS Number : 6866B

Alliance Pharma PLC

05 April 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                     Alliance Pharma plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 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): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                             Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                     Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.): 
                                                                    Available on request 18,450* 
 
                                                                    Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 35,223,402* 
 
                                                                    *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                    Chase Nominees Limited 1,165,093 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                           3 April 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                             5 April 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                           8% to 7% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                                            Level (Box 8A) 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering            transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number         Number        Number          Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                  of             of            of shares       rights 
                  Shares         Voting 
                                 Rights 
--------------  -------------  ------------  --------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
                                              Direct          Direct       Indirect       Direct    Indirect 
--------------  -------------  ------------  --------------  -----------  -------------  --------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
  GB0031030819   43,574,295*    43,574,295*   36,406,945      35,241,852   1,165,093      7.46%     0.24% 
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   * Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (108,293) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration     Exercise/                     Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial        date           Conversion Period             rights that may             rights 
 instrument                                                    be 
                                                               acquired if the 
                                                               instrument is 
                                                               exercised/ converted. 
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 RIGHT TO 
  RECALL                                                        50,000* 
  LOANED 
  SHARES         N/A            N/A                             *Direct Interest          0.01% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                Nominal      Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 36,456,945                7.71% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                        The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global 
                                        Services Limited and Friends Provident International 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) 
 
 
 
                                                                      Friends Provident International Limited: 
                                                                               *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                                                    *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                                                 of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                                    *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
                                                                   subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                  See Section 4 
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 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 a total number 
                                                                 of voting rights of 472,716,142, as 
                                                                 per the Company's 'Application for admission' 
                                                                 announcement of 14(th) February 2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                  James Clark, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      01603 683853 
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