TIDMAPH

RNS Number : 6019Q

Alliance Pharma PLC

30 November 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     Alliance Pharma plc 
  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 
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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                                               CHANGE IN NATURE : RETURN OF LOANED SHARES 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.): 
                                                                      Available on request 18,450* 
 
                                                                      BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 2,744,814* 
 
                                                                      Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 39,988,304* 
 
                                                                      *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                      Chase Nominees Limited 1,382,120 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     29 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        30 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    8% to 9% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level (Box 8A) 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Situation previous              Resulting situation after the 
  of                to the triggering               triggering transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                   Number            Number        Number         Number of voting          % of voting 
                    of                of            of shares      rights                    rights 
                    Shares            Voting 
                                      Rights 
----------------  ----------------  ------------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
                                                   Direct         Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
----------------  ----------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
  GB0031030819     44,241,981*       44,241,981*   44,133,688     42,751,568   1,382,120    9.06%    0.29% 
                  ----------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
   * Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (1,132,875) 
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 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. 
----------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 
                                                                    108,293* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES    N/A               N/A                            *Direct Interest        0.02% 
----------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 
 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              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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 44,241,981                9.37% 
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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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                                       The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                                     Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident 
                               International Limited, with the following chain of controlled 
                                                                              undertakings:- 
 
                                                    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                             *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                                  *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                               of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                         *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                                 subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                                  *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                             subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 
 
                                                    Friends Provident International Limited: 
                                                             *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                                  *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                               of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                           *    Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned 
                                                 subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                                   *    Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                             Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) 
 
 
                                   *    Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                                   Friends Life FPG Limited) 
 
 
                                       *    Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                                   Friends Life FPL Limited) 
 
 
                                        *    Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned 
                                                         subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) 
 
 
                                  *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
                                            subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                       See Section 4 
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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:                         Figures are based on a total 
                                                      number of voting rights of 
                                                      471,983,986, as per the Company's 
                                                      Exercise of Share Options announcement 
                                                      of 23(rd) November 2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                       Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                           01603 684420 
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