24th Apr 2006 17:55
Vectura Group PLC24 April 2006 Vectura Group plc NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Chippenham, UK, 24 April 2006: Vectura Group plc (LSE:VEC) ("Vectura" or "theCompany") was today informed by Merlin General Partner II Ltd, as generalpartner of the Merlin Biosciences Fund LP and the Merlin Biosciences Fund GbR(together "The Merlin Biosciences Fund"), that it was deemed to be interested in5,856,415 ordinary shares of 0.025 pence each in the Company, corresponding toapproximately 5.31% of the issued share capital of the Company. This notification is a result of the sale of 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.025pence each on the 21 April 2006 and a further 4,450,000 ordinary shares of 0.025pence each on the 24 April 2006, which sales, together, representedapproximately 5.85% of the Company's issued share capital. Vectura Group plc was also today informed by F&C Asset Management plc that itsclient, F&C Institutional Investment Funds ICVC Institutional Smaller CompaniesFund, was deemed to be interested in 3,040,000 ordinary shares of 0.025 penceeach, corresponding to approximately 2.76% of the issued share capital of theCompany, and thereby no longer having a material interest in the shares of theCompany. This notification is as a result of the sale of 300,300 ordinary shareson 21 April 2006. Enquiries: Vectura Group plc 01249 667 612Anne HylandChief Financial Officer and Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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