Ark Therapeutics Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (1242D)

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RNS Number : 1242D

Ark Therapeutics Group PLC

25 March 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                                               GBP0.01 
  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           20.03.2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             22:03:2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           7% 
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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      12561517          12561517             14654283                   14654283                   7.0023% 
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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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 14654283                                                       7.0023% 
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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 DOLPHIN LIMITED 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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  13. Additional information:                 The voting rights are attached to 
                                              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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