Motif Bio PLC Holding(s) in Company (3649C)

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RNS Number : 3649C

Motif Bio PLC

12 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      Motif Bio 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 
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 Other (please                                                 CHANGE IN NATURE : RETURN OF LOANED 
  specify):                                                    SHARES 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                       Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                       Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                       Available on Request 3,444* 
 
                                                                       Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                       Limited 4,854,076* 
 
                                                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                                       (UK) Limited 1,038,396* 
 
                                                                       *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                      10 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                               11 April 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                       <3% to >3% change at Direct 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                               Interest Level (Box 8A) 
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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 the 
  of                to the triggering             triggering transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                   Number           Number       Number       Number of                  % of voting 
                    of               of           of shares    voting                     rights (x) 
                    Shares           Voting                    rights 
                                     Rights 
----------------  ---------------  -----------  -----------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                 Direct       Direct      Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
                                                               (xi)        (xii) 
----------------  ---------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------  ------------- 
 
   Ordinary 
   Shares 
                                                                             ** Not                  ** Not 
   GB00BVVT4H71      6,895,922*     6,895,922*   5,895,916    5,895,916    Disclosable   3.01%     Disclosable 
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   *Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (1,200,000) 
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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                rights that                rights 
 instrument         (xiii)           Period (xiv)              may be 
                                                               acquired if 
                                                               the 
                                                               instrument 
                                                               is 
                                                               exercised/ 
                                                               converted. 
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                                                                1,000,006* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES    N/A              N/A                         *Direct interest         0.51% 
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 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 6,895,922                 3.52% 
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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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                                 The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                                 Investors Global Services Limited & 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 the 
                                                   revised total number of voting 
                                                   rights of 195,885,228 as 
                                                   per the Company's 'Issue 
                                                   of Equity and Total Voting 
                                                   Rights' announcement of 9 
                                                   January 2017. 
 
                                                   ** Although not reportable, 
                                                   as per DTR5.1.5,the non-disclosable 
                                                   (indirect) position is currently 
                                                   2,028,725 shares, and is 
                                                   included here in the interests 
                                                   of transparency. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               01603 684420 
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