30th Nov 2015 11:55
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 NOVEMBER 2015
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES BY AVIVA
ImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM), ("ImmuPharma" or the "Company"), the specialist drug discovery and development company, confirms that it has received a TR-1 by Aviva plc, providing an update on its direct and indirect share allocation via its subsidiaries. The total holding remains the same at 8,140,848 Ordinary Shares or 9.19% of the issued share capital. Aviva is one of the largest institutional shareholders in ImmuPharma.
The full TR-1 disclosure can be seen below.
For further information please contact:
ImmuPharma plc | + 44 (0) 20 7152 4080 |
Tim McCarthy, Chairman | |
Lisa Baderoon, Head of Investor Relations | + 44 (0) 7721 413496 |
Panmure, Gordon & Co., NOMAD & Broker | +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
Fred Walsh, Duncan Monteith, Corporate Finance Charles Leigh-Pemberton, Corporate Broking
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TR-1 : MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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): | NOTIFICATION PROMPTED BY THE REMOVAL OF STOCK LENDING EXEMPTION FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE AMENDMENTS | x | ||
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:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 232,080*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 6,809,654*
*denotes direct interest
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 373,991
Chase Nominees Limited 150,841
Vidacos Nominees Limited 406,282
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 25 November 2015 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27 November 2015 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 8% to 7% Change at Direct Interest Level | |||
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 | 8,143,876 | 8,143,876 | 7,972,848 | 7,041,734 | 931,114 | 7.95% | 1.05% | |||
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 | ||||||
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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RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES | N/A | N/A | N/A |
168,000 *
* Direct interest | Nominal | Delta |
0.19% |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
8,140,848 | 9.19% |
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 total number of voting rights of 88,622,463 as per the recent Additional Listing - Conditional Placing announcement of 21 October 2014.
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14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | |
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