31st Mar 2005 16:30
Vernalis PLC31 March 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES FOLLOWING INCREASE IN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL 1. Name of company Vernalis plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest JP Morgan Partners LLC 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 18 Notification is in respect of beneficial ownership by shareholder named in 2above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not Disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not Disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not Disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not Disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary 5p shares 10. Date of transaction Not Disclosed 11. Date company informed 30 March 2005 12. Total holding following this notification Not Disclosed 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Less than Three Percent (3%) 14. Any additional information Change in notifiable holding is due to increase in issued share capital(198,950,492) 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Tony Weir, Chief Financial Officer, + 44 (0)118 977 3133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Tony Weir, Chief Financial Officer Date of notification 31 March 2005 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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