TIDMIMM

RNS Number : 3784H

Immupharma PLC

30 November 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 NOVEMBER 2015

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES BY AVIVA

ImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM), ("ImmuPharma" or the "Company"), the specialist drug discovery and development company, confirms that it has received a TR-1 by Aviva plc, providing an update on its direct and indirect share allocation via its subsidiaries. The total holding remains the same at 8,140,848 Ordinary Shares or 9.19% of the issued share capital. Aviva is one of the largest institutional shareholders in ImmuPharma.

The full TR-1 disclosure can be seen below.

For further information please contact:

 
                                               + 44 (0) 20 
 ImmuPharma plc                                  7152 4080 
 Tim McCarthy, Chairman 
 Lisa Baderoon, Head of Investor             + 44 (0) 7721 
  Relations                                         413496 
 
 Panmure, Gordon & Co., NOMAD &            +44 (0) 20 7886 
  Broker                                              2500 
 Fred Walsh, Duncan Monteith, Corporate 
  Finance 
  Charles Leigh-Pemberton, Corporate 
  Broking 
 

TR-1 : MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Immupharma plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please                                              NOTIFICATION PROMPTED BY THE REMOVAL         x 
  specify):                                                 OF STOCK LENDING EXEMPTION FOLLOWING 
                                                            IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU TRANSPARENCY 
                                                            DIRECTIVE AMENDMENTS 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                    BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                    Limited 232,080* 
 
                                                                    Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                    Limited 6,809,654* 
 
                                                                    *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                    Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                    Limited 373,991 
 
                                                                    Chase Nominees Limited 150,841 
 
                                                                    Vidacos Nominees Limited 406,282 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction                                   25 November 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      27 November 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  8% to 7% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                   Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type           Situation previous               Resulting situation after 
  of                   to the triggering                the triggering transaction 
  shares               transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                      Number               Number      Number      Number of              % of voting 
                       of                   of          of          voting                 rights (x) 
                       Shares               Voting      shares      rights 
                                            Rights 
-------------------  -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                                       Direct      Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------------  -------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
 
  GB0033711010        8,143,876            8,143,876   7,972,848   7,041,734   931,114    7.95%     1.05% 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Expiration           Exercise/               Number of voting       % of voting 
  instrument           date                 Conversion              rights that            rights 
                       (xiii)               Period (xiv)            may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/ 
                                                                    converted. 
-------------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Exercise    Expiration    Exercise/      Number of voting      % of voting 
  instrument           price       date          Conversion     rights instrument     rights (xix, 
                                   (xvii)        period         refers to             xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
-------------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  --------------------  ---------------- 
 RIGHT TO             N/A         N/A           N/A                                  Nominal   Delta 
  RECALL LOANED 
  SHARES 
-------------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  --------------------  --------  ------ 
     168,000 * 
 
      * Direct interest                                                              0.19% 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 8,140,848                 9.19% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                            The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                            Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
                                               chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                                         Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                  *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 

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