Immupharma PLC Holding(s) in Company (0441D)
July 01 2016 - 10:53AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMIMM TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 0441D
Immupharma PLC
01 July 2016
RNS : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 JULY 2016
ImmuPharma PLC
("ImmuPharma" or the "Company")
TR1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST BY AVIVA
ImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM), the specialist drug discovery and
development company, announces that it has today received a TR-1 by
Aviva plc ("Aviva"). Aviva's holding in ImmuPharma is now confirmed
at a total of 11,224,776 Ordinary Shares which equates to a current
position in the Company of 9.22%.
Full disclosure of the TR1 is shown below:
1. Identity of the issuer or Immupharma plc
the underlying 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) Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
subject 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 628,858*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees
Limited 7,740,858*
State Street Nominees Limited
1,413,511*
*denotes direct interest
Chase (GA Group) Nominees
Limited 637,786
Chase Nominees Limited 275,292
Vidacos Nominees Limited 528,471
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5. Date of the transaction 29 June 2016
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 1 July 2016
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are 7% to 8% Change at Direct
crossed or Interest Level (Box 8A)
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
of to the triggering the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of voting rights (x)
Shares Voting shares rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary
Shares
GB0033711010 11,285,180* 11,285,180* 11,224,776 9,783,227 1,441,549 8.03% 1.19%
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*INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (100,000)
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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 Conversion rights that rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
(xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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11,224,776 9.22%
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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)
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 the revised
total number of voting rights
of 121,781,219 as per the
recent Confirmation of EIS
and VCT Qualifying Status
and Issue of Equity announcement
of 01 March 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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-Ends-
For further information please
contact:
+ 44 (0) 20
ImmuPharma plc (www.immupharma.org) 7152 4080
Tim McCarthy, Chairman
Lisa Baderoon, Head of Investor
Relations + 44 (0) 7721
Twitter: @immupharma 413496
Panmure, Gordon & Co., (NOMAD +44 (0) 20
& Broker) 7886 2500
Fred Walsh, Duncan Monteith, Corporate
Finance
Charles Leigh-Pemberton, Corporate
Broking
Northland Capital Partners Limited
(Joint Broker)
Patrick Claridge, David Hignell,
Corporate Finance +44 (0)20 3861
Rob Rees, Corporate Broking 6631
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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