Rule 8.3- PROTHERICS PLC

    RNS Number : 5100I
  Aviva PLC
  19 November 2008
   
FORM 8.3
 
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION
 
 Name of person dealing (Note 1)                AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
 Company dealt in                                               PROTHERICS PLC
 Class of relevant security to which the                           ORD GBP0.02
 dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                              18 NOVEMBER 2008
 
2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
 
 (a)         Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
                                            relevant security dealt in(Note 3)
 
                                                                Long                                       Short                   
                                                              Number                   (%)                Number                (%)
                       (1) Relevant securities            45,324,791               12.934%                     0                 0%
          (2) Derivatives (other than options)                     0                    0%                     0                 0%
                 (3) Options and agreements to                     0                    0%                     0                 0%
                                 purchase/sell
                                         Total            45,324,791               12.934%                     0                 0%
  (b)                            Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt   
                                                                                                                      in(Note 3)
 
  Class of relevant security:                   Long        Short     
                                              Number  (%)  Number  (%)
 (1) Relevant securities                           0   0%       0   0%
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)              0   0%       0   0%
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell       0   0%       0   0%
 Total                                             0   0%       0   0%
 
(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
 
 Class of relevant security:  Details 
                                      
 
3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)
 
(a)        Purchases and sales
 
 Purchase/sale   Number of securities           Price per unit (Note 5) 
 SALESALESALE       2,016638,0726,287  GBP0.470089GBP0.470090GBP0.470091
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 
 Product name, e.g. CFD  Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities   Price per unit (Note
                                                          (Note 7)                    5) 
                                                                                         
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 
 Product name,e.g. call option      Writing, selling,  Number of securities  Exercise price  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry date         
Option money
                                  purchasing, varying   to which the option                         European etc.                 
paid/received per
                                                 etc.     relates (Note 7)                                                             unit
(Note 5)
                                                                                                                                            
       
 
 
(ii)        Exercising
 
 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit
                                                                     (Note 5) 
                                                                              
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
 
 Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5) 
                                                                                 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
 
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights
of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                                 NO
 
 
 Date of disclosure                                           19 NOVEMBER 2008
 Contact name                                                   NEIL WHITTAKER
 Telephone number                                                 01603 684420
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which                    N/A
 connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)                  N/A
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel*s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
 
 

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