20th Dec 2007 15:31
Protherics PLC20 December 2007 Protherics PLC Notification of Major Interests in Shares London, UK; Brentwood, TN, US; 20 December 2007 - Protherics PLC ("Protherics"or the "Company"), the international biopharmaceutical company focused oncritical care and cancer, announces that the following notification of interestin the ordinary share capital of the Company was received on 19 December 2007from Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. 1. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) N/A (see additional information) An acquisition of voting rights x An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):___________________________________________ 2. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)notification obligation: 3. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited2.): (PMC) 4. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 12 December 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 5. Date on which issuer notified: 19 December 2007 6. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G) 7. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transactionif possible using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 0.02 10,762,183 10,762,183 13,681,982 13,681,982 4.02% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsinstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 13,681,982 4.02% 8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable : Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (13,681,982 - 4.02% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings LimitedLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (12,181,468 - 3.58% = PMC) (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (12,181,468 - 3.58% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:9. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 10. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 11. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 12. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 339,950,033 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to Legal & General in the form of an in-specie transfer. | Ends | For further information please contact: ProthericsNick Staples, Director of Corporate Affairs +44 (0) 7919 480510Julie Vickers, Company Secretary +44 (0)1928 518010 Financial Dynamics - press enquiriesLondon: Ben Atwell, Lara Mott +44 (0) 20 7831 3113New York: John Capodanno, Jonathan Birt +1 212 850 5600 Or visit www.protherics.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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