28th Feb 2011 11:49
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | ARK THERAPEUTICS GROUP PLC | |||||||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||||||||
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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Clients of Midas Investment Management Ltd | |||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Pershing Nominees Ltd A/C MDCLT | |||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 24 February 2011 | |||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 25 February 2011 | |||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Over 3% | |||||||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | ||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
GB00034251727 | 6,028,278 | 6,028,278 | 6,528,278 | 6,528,278 | 3.12% | |||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights | |||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||
6,528,278 | 3.12% | ||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
| Mike Waddington |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 00 44 161 242 8247 |
Related Shares:
PVG.L