Alliance Pharma PLC Notification of Major Holdings (3224O)

TIDMAPH

RNS Number : 3224O

Alliance Pharma PLC

16 May 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer                      Alliance Pharma PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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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): 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                            Artemis Investment Management 
                                                  LLP on behalf of discretionary 
                                                  funds under management 
 City and country of registered                  Cassini House 
  office (if applicable)                          57 St. James's Street 
                                                  London, SW1A 1LD 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                  15 May 2018 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                16 May 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 
                                8. A)               (total of 
                                                   8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                       2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached           4.78%                                       4.78%            475,410,395 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                            9.90%                              9.90% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights                   % 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) 
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 GB0031030819                                 0      22,729,452                         0%           4.78% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                               22,729,452                                      4.78% 
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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 financial      Expiration                Exercise/       Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument             date                      Conversion      rights that                rights 
                                                   Period          may be acquired 
                                                                   if the instrument 
                                                                   is 
                                                                   exercised/converted. 
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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                      Conversion      or cash        of voting    rights 
  instrument                                      Period          settlement     rights 
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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 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through 
  which the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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  Name          % of voting               % of voting              Total of both 
                rights if it             rights through             if it equals 
                equals or is          financial instruments         or is higher 
                 higher than              if it equals          than the notifiable 
               the notifiable             or is higher               threshold 
                  threshold            than the notifiable 
                                            threshold 
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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 
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 Place of completion   Cassini House 
                        57 St. James's Street 
                        London, SW1A 1LD 
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 Date of completion    16 May 2018 
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