TIDMVER TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 6191Y

Vernalis PLC

22 August 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                               Vernalis Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                                       2138004C6IRJ5KXAHX81 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                     ------------- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                               x 
                                                                                                     ------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                     ------------- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                     ------------- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                     ------------- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name 
                                                                       Legal & General Group Plc (Group) 
 
                                                                     Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                                 Limited (LGIM) 
 City and country of registered office                                  1 Coleman St, London EC2R 5AA 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name 
                                                                       Legal & General Assurance Society 
                                                                                     (LGAS) 
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                                             17 August 2018 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                                                 21 August 2018 
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                                        % of voting          % of voting rights     Total of both     Total number 
                                       rights attached       through financial        in % (8.A +      of voting 
                                      to shares (total          instruments              8.B)          rights of 
                                          of 8. A)             (total of 8.B                           issuer(vii) 
                                                                 1 + 8.B 2) 
                                  -----------------------  ---------------------  -----------------  ------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                              Below 5%                   -                 Below 5%       526,986,000 
                                  -----------------------  ---------------------  -----------------  ------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                              6.54%                     -                  6.54% 
                                  -----------------------  ---------------------  -----------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of             Number of voting rights(ix)                            % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                                   Direct                     Indirect                            Direct                           Indirect 
                             (Art 9 of Directive        (Art 10 of Directive                (Art 9 of Directive              (Art 10 of Directive 
                                 2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC)                   2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                 2004/109/EC) 
                                   (DTR5.1)                  (DTR5.2.1)                                                           (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                    --------------------------- 
     ORD GBP GBP0.01                  -                       Below 5%                               -                             Below 5% 
                          ------------------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                   Below 5%                                                     Below 5% 
                          -----------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of financial         Expiration              Exercise/                    Number of voting                            % of voting 
  instrument                date(x)                 Conversion Period(xi)        rights that may                             rights 
                                                                                 be acquired if 
                                                                                 the instrument 
                                                                                 is 
                                                                                 exercised/converted. 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                   SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                                  ---------------------------  ------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of financial       Expiration                Exercise/                Physical or             Number of               % of voting 
  instrument             date(x)                   Conversion               cash                    voting rights            rights 
                                                   Period (xi)              settlement(xii) 
                        ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                                            SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                                           ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                                                                 x 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
         Name(xv)                          % of voting rights                  % of voting rights                   Total of both if 
                                             if it equals or                    through financial                    it equals or is 
                                           is higher than the                   instruments if it                    higher than the 
                                          notifiable threshold                 equals or is higher                notifiable threshold 
                                                                               than the notifiable 
                                                                                    threshold 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                Below 5% 
  Group (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General 
   Investment Management                         Below 5%                                                                Below 5% 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 3%                                                                Below 3% 
       Group (Direct) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 3%                                                                Below 3% 
     Assurance Society 
          (Direct) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                Below 5% 
  Group (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General 
   Investment Management                         Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 3%                                                                 Below 3% 
       Group (Direct) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 3%                                                                 Below 3% 
    Assurance (Pensions 
    Management) Limited 
          (Direct) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
  Group (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
   Investment Management 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
   Investment Management 
     Limited (Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
  Group (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
   Investment Management 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
   (Unit Trust Managers) 
     Limited (Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
      Legal & General 
  Group (Direct/Indirect)                        Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
      Legal & General                           Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
   Investment Management 
     (Holdings) Limited 
     (Direct/Indirect) 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
          Go ETF                                Below 5%                                                                 Below 5% 
                            -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                     N/A 
                                                                             --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights                                                                            N/A 
  held 
                                                                             --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights                                                                       N/A 
  will be held 
                                                                             --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information(xvie) 
 
                                          Notification using the total voting rights figure of 526,986,000 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, CF24 0EB 
 Date of completion    21/08/2018 
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