27th Nov 2006 13:44
Ark Therapeutics Group PLC27 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY ARK THERAPEUTICS GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE LETTER FROM LEGAL & GENERAL DATED 24 NOVEMBER 2006 BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. NOT ADVISED 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NOT ADVISED 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT ADVISED 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NOT ADVISED 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction NOT ADVISED 11) Date listed company informed 24 NOVEMBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 6,620,076 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.15% 14) Any additional information - 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries NICK PLUMMER +44 (0)207 388 7722 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification NICK PLUMMER COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 27 NOVEMBER 2006 Letter to Ark Therapeutics Group Plc Dated 24 November 2006 "Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198 Please find below the details of the notifiable interest of Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries in the relevant share capital of your company: Material InterestHSBC Bank plc A/C 914945 38,698HSBC Bank plc A/C 775245 337,219HSBC Bank plc A/C 357206 4,917,574HSBC Bank plc A/C 747381 330,776HSBC Bank plc A/C 866203 281,483HSBC Bank plc A/C 969995 360,937HSBC Bank plc A/C 999392 4,857HSBC Bank plc A/C 360509 348,532 6,620,076 4.15% We currently have a notifiable interest in 6,620,076 GBP 0.01 shares which we understand represents 4.15% of that class of your share capital calculated on an issued share capital of 159,372,573 GBP 0.01 shares." This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
PVG.LLegal & General