Alliance Pharma PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (6283L)

TIDMAPH

RNS Number : 6283L

Alliance Pharma PLC

12 January 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     ALLIANCE PHARMA 
  the underlying 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                            Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                      No 
  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                          No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        No 
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 Other (please                                                           NA 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  River and Mercantile Asset 
  subject to the                                             Management LLP 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 17/12/2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    17/12/2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                  5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type       Situation                         Resulting situation after the 
  of               previous                          triggering transaction 
  shares           to the triggering 
                   transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number           Number           Number         Number of                    % of voting 
                   of               of               of shares      voting                       rights 
                   Shares           Voting                          rights 
                                    Rights 
-------------    ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct         Direct         Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------      -----------    -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0031030819     0                0. 00%           24,000,000     24,000,000     NA            5.12%         NA 
                 ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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                           Period                          may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
-----------------  ---------------  ------------------------------  -----------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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        Exercise         Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial      price            date             Conversion        rights instrument              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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 24,000,000                                           5.12% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:            River and Mercantile 
                                           Asset Management LLP 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy        NA 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will      NA 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                        Hamish Byrne 
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 15. Contact telephone number:            [phone] 
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