Vernalis PLC Holding(s) in Company (6933L)

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RNS Number : 6933L

Vernalis PLC

20 April 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                              Vernalis PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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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)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                     GAM Holding AG 
 City and country of registered office                    Zurich, Switzerland 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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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 was                       19/04/2018 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):           20/04/2018 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                                      % of voting         % of voting rights    Total of both    Total number 
                                     rights attached      through financial      in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                                    to shares (total         instruments             8.B)         of issuer(vii) 
                                        of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                              1 + 8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation                  Less than 5%                              Less than 5% 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                            6.93%                                      6.93% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on 
  which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of    Number of voting rights(ix)                    % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                         Direct                Indirect                  Direct                 Indirect 
                   (Art 9 of Directive    (Art 10 of Directive     (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                      2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                        (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1)                                       (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00B3Y5L754     Less than 5%                                   Less than 5% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                    Less than 5%                                    Less than 5% 
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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(x)      Conversion Period(xi)    rights that may         rights 
                                                            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)) (Note 
  that holdings held via indices, baskets and ETFs would be displayed 
  here as asset class "Equity" or "PreferredEquity" so please update 
  this to the correct name accordingly) 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/      Physical or        Number of        % of voting 
  instrument          date(x)      Conversion     cash               voting rights    rights 
                                   Period (xi)    settlement(xii) 
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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(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting                    X 
  rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with 
  the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) 
  (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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         Name(xv)           % of voting rights     % of voting rights       Total of both 
                              if it equals or       through financial       if it equals or 
                               is higher than         instruments if        is higher than 
                               the notifiable        it equals or is        the notifiable 
                                 threshold           higher than the           threshold 
                                                   notifiable threshold 
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 GAM Holding AG,            Less than 5%                                  Less than 5% 
  Zurich 
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 GAM Group AG,              Less than 5%                                  Less than 5% 
  Zurich 
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 GAM (UK) Ltd.,             Less than 5%                                  Less than 5% 
  London 
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 GAM Sterling Management    Less than 5%                                  Less than 5% 
  Ltd., London 
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 GAM International          Less than 5%                                  Less than 5% 
  Management Limited 
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 GAM Funds                  Less than 5%                                  Less than 5% 
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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(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Zurich 
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 Date of completion    19/04/2018 
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