TIDMVRP

RNS Number : 3390E

Verona Pharma PLC

05 May 2017

 
 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: 
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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                                 x 
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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)                                    BioDiscovery 4 FPCI 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   2 May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      4 May 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  4.31% to 5.83% 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 
-----------  ----------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
              Number            Number            Number          Number of voting            % of voting 
               of                of                of shares       rights                      rights 
               Shares            Voting 
                                 Rights 
-----------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct        Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
-----------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares      2,212,033         2,212,033         5,767,585       5,767,585                   5.83% 
             ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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                        Period                            may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
---------------  --------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
 instrument                                     period             refers to 
-------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
-------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,767,585                                          5.83% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   The voting rights are managed and controlled by Edmond 
   de Rothschild Investment Partners, acting in its capacity 
   of management company of BioDiscovery 4 FPCI. 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Naveed Siddiqi 
                                                                Andrei Buzdugan 
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                                                                +33 698 661 203 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                  +33 140 176 968 
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