TIDMAPH TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 1263V
Alliance Pharma PLC
03 July 2009
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| For immediate release | 3 July 2009 |
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ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Alliance Pharma plc |
| 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 specify): | On market transfer between indirect and | YES |
| | direct funds | |
| | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
| to the | |
| notification obligation: | |
| | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Registered Holder: | |
| (if different from 3.): | | 3,245,000 |
| | BNP Paribas - | |
| | London | 5,325,000* |
| | | |
| | CUIM Nominee | 10,355,755 |
| | Limited | |
| | | |
| | Chase Nominees | |
| | Limited | |
| | *denotes direct | |
| | interest | |
| | | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 2 July 2009 |
| on | |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached: | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 3 July 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | <3% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level |
| or | |
| reached: | |
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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 of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | to the triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using | | |
| the ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | of | of | of | rights | rights x |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
+ + + +-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| | | | Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect |
+-----------------+-----------------+------------+-----------------+-----------+--------------+----------+----------+
| Ordinary Shares | 18,175,755 | 18,175,755 | 5,325,000 | 5,325,000 | 13,600,755 | 3.29% | 8.39% |
| GB0031030819 | | | | | | | |
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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 | rights that may be | rights |
| | | Period xiv | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| | | | | |
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| |
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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 |
| financial | price | date xvii | Conversion | rights instrument | rights |
| instrument | | | period | refers to | |
| | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
+ + + + + +-----------------+----------+
| | | | | | | |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 18,925,755 | 11.68% |
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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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| The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services |
| 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) |
| |
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| 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 162,061,774. |
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| 14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 |
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