23rd Jan 2006 17:50
Protherics PLC23 January 2006 PROTHERICS PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 23 January 2006: Protherics PLC, the biopharmaceutical company focused oncritical care and oncology (the "Company"), received notification on 20 January2006 from Legal & General Investment Management Limited that Legal & GeneralGroup PLC and/or its subsidiaries ("Legal & General") no longer has a notifiableinterest in the share capital of the Company. This notification follows an increase in the Company's issued share capital to258,328,129 ordinary shares as a result of a £7.5m equity investment byAstraZeneca, announced on 12 January 2006. ENDS For further information contact: Protherics PLC +44 (0) 20 7246 9950Julie Vickers, Company Secretary +44 (0) 1928 518010Nick Staples, Corporate Affairs +44 (0) 7919 480510 (mobile) Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 20 7831 3113Ben Atwell/David Yates This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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