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AIM01 September 2006 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RULE 2 ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME: Verona Pharma plc (previously Isis Resources plc) COMPANY ADDRESS: Adderbury Hill Barn, Milton Road, Adderbury, Oxon COMPANY POSTCODE: OX17 3HN COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: United Kingdom COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCLOSED INACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE AIM RULES: The company is involved in drug discovery focused on the discovery and development of new therapeutic drugs for thetreatment of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and other chronic respiratory and inflammatory diseases. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to which itseeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): 144,275,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: £2.043 million FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:Professor Clive Peter Page, Non-Executive Chairman Professor Michael John Alfred Walker, Chief Executive OfficerClaire Louise Poll, Executive DirectorProfessor Trevor Mervyn Jones, Non-Executive DirectorHerbert Stuart Bottomley, Non-Executive Director PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITALBEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION: Prior to Admission %Craig Burton* 9.96Golden Prospect Plc 8.96Stuart Bottomley** 6.97Wilbro Nominees Limited 6.97Josef El Raghy 5.98Raymond Jepp 5.98Jamie Boyton 4.78Fitel Nominees Limited 4.18William Fairweather 3.98Mark Freeman 3.98Tolle Investments Pty Ltd 3.98* Mr. Burton's interests are held through the CI Burton Family Trust A/C and CI Burton Super Fund A/C ** Mr. Bottomley's interests are held through The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited After admission %Fidelity Investments International & Fidelity International Investment Advisors 9.70(UK) LtdCraig Burton* 8.66Stuart Bottomley** 4.16Clive Page 3.92Michael Walker 3.91David Saint 3.91Williams de Broe 3.38Millenium Capital Partners 3.19Golden Prospect Plc 3.12* Mr. Burton's interests are held through the CI Burton Family Trust A/C and CI Burton Super Fund A/C ** Mr. Bottomley's interests are held through The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: None ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 December EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: 19 September 2006 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Hanson Westhouse LLP 12th FloorOne Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HJ NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Hanson Westhouse LLP12th FloorOne Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HJ DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THISWILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: Hanson Westhouse LLP12th FloorOne Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HJ DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 1 September 2006 NEW New This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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