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RNS Number : 6078U

Skyepharma PLC

30 July 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           Skyepharma PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject           Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                              BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                              270,719* 
 
                                              Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 7,060,711* 
 
                                              Available on Request 130* 
                                              * denotes direct interest 
                                              Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 274,639 
                                              Chase Nominees Limited 217,282 
 
                                              Vidacos Nominees Limited 383,849 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         29 July 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           30 July 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         7% to 6% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                          Level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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         Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                 to the triggering       transaction 
  shares             transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                    Number      Number      Number       Number of voting       % of voting rights 
                     of          of          of shares    rights                 (x) 
                     Shares      Voting 
                                 Rights 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct      Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 Ordinary Shares 
  GBP1 
 
  GB00B3BFNB64                              8,207,330    7,331,560   875,770    6.99%      0.84% 
                   ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
                    8,336,174   8,336,174 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
 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 Period    rights that may          rights 
                                     (xiv)                be 
                                                          acquired if the 
                                                          instrument is 
                                                          exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -------------  -------------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
                                                period        refers to 
                                                (xviii) 
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                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,207,330                 7.83% 
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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 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) 
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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:      Aviva have disclosed: Figures are 
                                   based on a total number of voting 
                                   rights of 104,812,259 as per the Company's 
                                   Completion of Capital Raising and 
                                   Admission of New Shares of 29 April 
                                   2014. 
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 14. Contact name:                    C Carpenter 
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 15. Contact telephone number:        020 7881 1173 
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