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RNS Number : 0791Y
Neuropharm Group PLC
27 August 2009
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| For immediate release | 27 August 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 | Neuropharm Group plc |
| issuer 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 Nominees |
| notification obligation: | Limited |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | |
| from 3.): | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which | 25/08/2009 |
| the threshold is crossed or reached: | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26/08/2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 3% to below notifiable % |
| reached: | |
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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 to | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | the Triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using the | | |
| ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number of |Number of |Number of | Number of voting |% of voting rights |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | rights | |
| | | Rights | | | |
+ + + + +--------------------+--------------------+
| | | | | Direct | Indirect | Direct |Indirect |
+---------------+---------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| GB00B1NPJJ01 | 1151429 | 1151429 | 901429 | 901429 | - | 2.86% | - |
+---------------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+
+----------------+------------+-------------------+--------------------+------------+
| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of |
| financial | date | Conversion | rights that may be | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | acquired if the | rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted | |
+----------------+------------+-------------------+--------------------+------------+
| - | - | - | - | - |
+----------------+------------+-------------------+--------------------+------------+
+-----------------+----------+--------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 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 | Exercise | Expiration | Number of voting | % of voting |
| financial | price | date | rights instrument | rights |
| instrument | | | refers to | |
| | | | | |
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| - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 901429 | 2.86% |
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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 | n/a |
| cease to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | n/a |
| hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | - |
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| 14. Contact name: | Russell Jarvis |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7710 8653 |
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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 8653 |
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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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