Notice of Interest

VERONA PHARMA PLC - Notice of Interest

PR Newswire

London, January 24

24 January 2013 - London, UK - Verona Pharma plc (AIM: VRP.L) (the "Company")announces that it received notification on 23 January 2013 that, following thedisposal of 900,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company ("OrdinaryShares"), Investec Wealth & Investment Limited has an indirect interest in36,082,500 Ordinary Shares, which represents 11.75 per cent. of the totalvoting rights of the Company.

For further information please contact:

Jan-Anders Karlsson, Verona Pharma plc Tel: 020 7863 3300

Chris Fielding, WH Ireland Limited Tel: 020 7220 1650