Motif Bio PLC Holding(s) in Company (7846B)

TIDMMTFB TIDM84JL

RNS Number : 7846B

Motif Bio PLC

12 January 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                          MOTIF BIO PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Bank of America Corporation 
 City and country of registered                     Wilmington, DE, United States 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               Merrill Lynch International 
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 City and country of registered                     London, United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     10(th) January 2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   12(th) January 2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             7.086%                     0                 7.086%            263,519,128 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            6.973%                     0.046%            7.018% 
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  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
   date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type        Number of voting rights(ix)       % of voting rights 
   of 
   shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
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                       Direct          Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of        (Art 10 of                 (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                     Directive         Directive                 Directive                Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)     2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
 ---------------   -------------  -----------------  -------------------------------  ---------------- 
 
  GB00BVVT4H71      0                    18,674,188   0.000%                           7.086% 
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  SUBTOTAL 
   8. A                                  18,674,188                                             7.086% 
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  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
   of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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  Type of           Expiration     Exercise/          Number of voting                 % of voting 
  financial          date(x)        Conversion         rights that                      rights 
  instrument                        Period(xi)         may be acquired 
                                                       if the instrument 
                                                       is 
                                                       exercised/converted. 
 ----------------  -------------  -----------------  -------------------------------  ---------------- 
  N/A 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1 
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  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
   according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
   (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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  Type of          Expiration      Exercise/          Physical          Number         % of voting 
   financial       date(x)         Conversion         or cash           of voting       rights 
   instrument                      Period             settlement(xii)   rights 
                                   (xi) 
 ---------------  --------------  -----------------  ----------------  -------------  ---------------- 
  N/A 
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                                                      SUBTOTAL 
                                                       8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                                         X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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     Name(xv)                 % of voting               % of voting            Total of both 
                               rights if              rights through            if it equals 
                               it equals                 financial              or is higher 
                              or is higher              instruments          than the notifiable 
                          than the notifiable          if it equals               threshold 
                               threshold               or is higher 
                                                         than the 
                                                        notifiable 
                                                         threshold 
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 Bank of America    N/A                               N/A               N/A 
 Corporation 
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 NB Holdings        N/A                               N/A               N/A 
 Corporation 
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 BofAML Jersey      N/A                               N/A               N/A 
 Holdings 
 Limited 

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 BofAML EMEA        N/A                               N/A               N/A 
 Holdings 
 2 Limited 
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 ML UK Capital      N/A                               N/A               N/A 
 Holdings 
 Limited 
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 Merrill Lynch 
  International     7.086%                            N/A               7.086% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    12(th) January 2018 
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