Mereo BioPharma Group plc Holding(s) in Company (6785D)

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RNS Number : 6785D

Mereo BioPharma Group plc

28 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Mereo Biopharma Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                            X 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                     Woodford Investment Management 
  subject to the                                                             Ltd ("Woodford") 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           Clients of Woodford 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v)                                                                     27/04/2017 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                                        28/04/2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                      43% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous        Resulting situation after 
  of              to the triggering         the triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
--------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                 Number       Number       Number     Number of               %of voting 
                  of           of           of         voting                  rights(x) 
                  Shares       Voting       shares     rights 
                               Rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct     Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                       (xi)         (xii) 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 GB00BZ4G2K23    29,843,946   29,843,946   29843946   29,843,946   0          42.27%   0.00% 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/       Number of      % of voting 
  instrument          date (xiii)    Conversion      voting         rights 
                                     Period (xiv)    rights that 
                                                     may be 
                                                     acquired 
                                                     if the 
                                                     instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/ 
                                                     converted. 
------------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
  effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, 
  xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of       Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/     Number        % of voting 
  financial     price      date (xvii)    Conversion    of voting     rights (xix, 
  instrument                              period        rights        xx) 
                                          (xviii)       instrument 
                                                        refers 
                                                        to 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                     Nominal   Delta 
                                                                    --------  ------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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  29,843,946               42.27 % 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                               Akpene Akonou 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01865 809024 
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