27th Jun 2006 15:34
Ark Therapeutics Group PLC27 June 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF 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 in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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 AS 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE LETTER DATED 26 JUNE 2006 BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. NOT ADVISED 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NOT ADVISED 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction NOT ADVISED 11) Date company informed 26 JUNE 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 5,016,480 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.14% 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 authorised company official responsible for making this notification NICK PLUMMER - COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification ...27 JUNE 2006......... Letter to Ark Therapeutics Group PlcDated: 26 June 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 Interest HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 38,698HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245 337,219HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206 3,564,857HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 747381 317,176HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203 257,129HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995 313,979HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509 187,332 5,016,480 3.14% We currently have a notifiable interest in 5,016,480 GBP 0.01 shares which we understand represents 3.14% 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