25th Nov 2016 11:32
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi  | 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii  | Motif Bio 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):  | 
 CHANGE IN NATURE : SHARES LOANED OUT & CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT PUBLIC OFFER 
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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: 
 Available on Request 5,944* 
 BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 99,767* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 3,801,750* 
 State Street Nominees Limited 1,038,396* 
 *denotes direct interest 
 Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 1,698,925 
 Chase Nominees Limited 329,800 
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v  | 23 November 2016  | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified:  | 24 November 2016  | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii  | 
 4% to >5% to 6% to 3% change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A & 8B) and >5% to 
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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 
 GB00BVVT4H71  | 8,939,785*  | 8,939,785*  | 6,974,582  | 4,945,857  | 2,028,725  | 2.74%  | 1.12%  | ||||
*Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (1,528,203) 
 
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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  | |||||||
RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES  | N/A  | N/A  | 
 1,965,203* 
 *Direct interest  | 1.09%  | |||||||
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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Total (A+B+C)  | |
Number of voting rights  | Percentage of voting rights  | 
8,939,785  | 4.95%  | 
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 & Friends Provident International 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) 
 Friends Provident International Limited: · Aviva plc (Parent Company) · Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) · Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) · Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) · Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPG Limited) · Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPL Limited) · Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) · Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions 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 on the total number of voting rights of 180,643,744 as per the Company's 'Closing of Public Offer' announcement of 23 November 2016. 
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14. Contact name:  | Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc  | |
15. Contact telephone number:  | 01603 684420  | |
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MTFB.L