Ark Therapeutics Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5401A)

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RNS Number : 5401A

Ark Therapeutics Group PLC

20 February 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying              Ark Therapeutics Group plc Ord 
  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                                        x 
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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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                 Standard Life Trustee Company Limited 
  to the                                                                  re D1008258000 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Brewin 1762 Nominees Ltd 
  (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)                                                            17 & 18/02/214 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            20/02/2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                  5% 
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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 triggering 
 of            to the triggering                       transaction 
 shares        transaction 
 
 if 
 possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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              Number            Number                Number       Number of voting         % of voting rights 
               of                of                    of shares    rights                   (x) 
               Shares            Voting 
                                 Rights 
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                                                      Direct       Direct        Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)          (xii) 
-----------    -----  -------  -------  ------  ---  -----------  ------------  ---------  -------------  --------------- 
 3425172      6281251           6281251               10468751                   10468751                  5.0023 
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 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 voting            % of voting 
  instrument            date (xiii)       Conversion Period               rights that may             rights 
                                          (xiv)                           be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
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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        Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial       price           date (xvii)      Conversion        rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period            refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
-------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 10468751.0                                                      5.0023% 
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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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              Brewin Nominee Act as Custodian for Standard Life Trustee Company Ltd 
 
 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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                                                  The voting rights are attached to 
  13. Additional information:                 shares held in the Standard Life Self 
                                                Invested Personal Pension Scheme re 
                                                                        D1008258000 
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 14. Contact name:                                                     Ingrid Smith 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                        0131 245 2613 
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