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RNS Number : 9032T
Neuropharm Group PLC
15 June 2009
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| For immediate release | 15 June 2009 |
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Neuropharm Group plc
("Neuropharm" or the "Company")
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Neuropharm Group plc |
| of existing shares to which voting rights are | |
| attached: | |
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| 2. Reason for the notification | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Octopus Investments Limited |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | n/a |
| 3.): | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 10/06/2009 |
| threshold is crossed or reached if different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11/06/2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 4% |
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| 8. Notified details: | n/a |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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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 of | Number | Number of | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | Shares | of | shares | rights | rights |
| | | Voting | | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
+ + + +---------------+----------------------------------+--------------------+
| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+----------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+
| GB00B1NPJJ01 | 1340577 | 1340577 | 1235733 | 1235733 | - | 3.92% | - |
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+----------------+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+----------------+
| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ Conversion | Number of | % of voting |
| financial | date | Period/ Date | voting rights | rights |
| instrument | | | that may be | |
| | | | acquired if | |
| | | | the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 1235733 | 3.92% |
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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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| n/a |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | n/a |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | n/a |
| hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | n/a |
| rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | - |
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| 14. Contact name: | Luke Kennedy |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7710 6462 |
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| ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES |
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| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
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| Full name (including legal form for legal | Peter Orsi |
| entities) | |
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| Contact address (registered office for | 8 Angel Court, London, EC2R 7HP |
| legal entities) | |
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| Phone number | 020 7710 6462 |
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| Other useful information (at least legal | - |
| representative for legal persons) | |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
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| Full name | |
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| Contact address | |
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| Phone number | |
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| Other useful information (e.g. functional | |
| relationship with the person or legal | |
| entity subject to the notification | |
| obligation) | |
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| C: Additional information |
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