15th Apr 2005 14:09
Skyepharma PLC15 April 2005 For Immediate Release 15 April 2005 SkyePharma PLC ("the Company") Notification of Major Interest in Shares In accordance with the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) the Company was informedon 15th April 2005 that, following a series of market making transactions on13th April 2005 by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities Limited ("DrKWSL"),Allianz AG and its subsidiaries, which include DrKWSL, had increased theirnotifiable interest to 46,875,141 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.5% of theissued share capital of the Company. These Ordinary Shares are registered in thename of DrKWS Nominees Limited. On 15th April 2005 the company was also informed, in accordance with theCompanies Act 1985 (as amended), that following the disposal of 10,668,730 ofthe Company's Ordinary Shares on 13th and 14th April 2005 Standard LifeInvestments no longer held a notifiable interest in the Company. - ends - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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