TIDMVRP

RNS Number : 8834F

Verona Pharma PLC

01 August 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                            Verona Pharma 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                        ü 
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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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                               Growth Equity Opportunities 
  subject to the                                          IV, LLC 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                              July 29, 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                 July 29, 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                     8% 
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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 the 
  of             to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number          Number of                     % of voting 
                of                of               of shares       voting                        rights (x) 
                Shares            Voting                           rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct          Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)            (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
 
 GB00B06GSH43                                     221,203,271     221,203,271                   8.6% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                        Number of voting                % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                       rights that                     rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                     may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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 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          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting                % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion         rights instrument               rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period             refers to                       xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 221,203,271                                        8.6% 
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 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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                                        Growth Equity Opportunities IV, LLC is a limited liability 
                                            company formed in the State of Delaware, United States 
                                         New Enterprise Associates 15, L.P., a limited partnership 
                                               formed in the State of Delaware, is its sole member 
                                               NEA Partners 15, L.P., a limited partnership formed 
                                                  in the State of Delaware, is its general partner 
                                             NEA 15 GP, LLC, a limited liability company formed in 
                                                     the State of Delaware, is its general partner 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                    Figures are based on a total 
                                                                 number of 2,565,719,826 Ordinary 
                                                                 Shares outstanding, as per 
                                                                 the Company's Result of General 
                                                                 Meeting announcement of 22 
                                                                 July 2016, along with the 
                                                                 Warrant Instrument shares 
                                                                 reported in 8.B. 
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 14. Contact name:                                               Louis Citron, New Enterprise 
                                                                  Associates 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   +1 (410) 842-4000 
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