Director Dealing

VERONA PHARMA PLC - Director Dealing

PR Newswire

London, July 7

Verona Pharma plc

(“Verona Pharma” or the “Company”)

Director Dealing

7 July 2015, Cardiff – Verona Pharma plc (AIM: VRP) today received notification that Stuart Bottomley, Non-Executive Director of the Company, transferred 500,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) for nil consideration to his son.

Following the transfer, Stuart Bottomley has a total interest of 19,500,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.93% of the total voting rights.

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About Verona Pharma plc

Verona Pharma plc is a UK-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative prescription medicines to treat respiratory diseases with significant unmet medical needs, such as COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis. Verona Pharma's lead drug, RPL554, is a first-in-class drug currently in Phase II trials as a nebulised treatment for acute exacerbations of COPD in the hospital setting. The drug is a dual phosphodiesterase (PDE) 3/4 inhibitor and therefore has both bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory effects, which are essential to the improvement of patients with COPD and asthma. Verona Pharma is also building a broader franchise around RPL554 to maximise its value, both to patients and to investors. This includes the very significant markets for COPD and asthma maintenance therapy. The Company is also exploring the potential of the drug in different diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, where it is in pre-clinical testing.