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Vernalis PLC29 January 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companyVernalis plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestHunter Hall Investment Management Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18Notification is in respect of beneficial ownership by shareholder namedin 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of themHunter Hall Value Growth TrustHunter Hall Global Ethical Trust TOTAL 11,972,079 (3.82%) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquiredN/A 6. Percentage of issued classN/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed3,900,000 8. Percentage of issued class1.245% 9. Class of securityOrdinary 5p shares 10. Date of transactionVarious - last transaction 23rd January 2007 11. Date company informed24th January 2007 12. Total holding following this notification11,972,079 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification3.82% 14. Any additional informationThe notification provided by Hunter Hall Investment Management Ltddated 24th January 2007, notified the Company of the followingtransactions:Date Type Quantity Cumulative23/03/2006 SELL 711,252 15,160,82723/03/2006 SELL 711,252 14,449,57506/04/2006 SELL 477,496 13,972,07923/01/2007 SELL 1,000,000 12,972,07923/01/2007 SELL 1,000,000 11,972,079 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesTony Weir, Chief Financial Officer, + 44 (0)118 977 3133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationTony Weir, Chief Financial Officer Date of notification29th January 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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