20th Mar 2017 11:41
20 MARCH 2017
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ImmuPharma PLC
("ImmuPharma" or the "Company")
TR1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST
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 10,280,516 Ordinary Shares which equates to a current position in the Company of 7.76% of ImmuPharma's total voting rights figure of 132,522,985 Ordinary Shares.
Full disclosure of the TR1 is shown below:
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Immupharma plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | √ | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify): |
CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Registered Holder:
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited : 7,361,243*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited : 1,606,013*
State Street Nominees Limited : 200,974*
*denotes direct interest
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited : 409,378
Chase Nominees Limited : 248,294
Vidacos Nominees Limited : 436,614
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 16 March 2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 March 2017 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 7% to 6% Change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A) | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
Ordinary Shares
GB0033711010 | 11,169,942 | 11,169,942 | 10,262,516 | 9,168,230 | 1,094,286 | 6.92% | 0.83% | |||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||
RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES | N/A | N/A |
18,000*
*DIRECT INTEREST
| 0.01% | ||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
10,280,516 | 7.76% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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)
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | Figures are based the revised total number of voting rights of 132,522,985 as per the recent £4.1 Million Fund Raise via Accelerated Bookbuild announcement of 10 March 2017. | |
14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | |
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