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   LONDON, Feb. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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) 
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer 
 of existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
 :                                                                                                                                                      Verona Pharma plc 
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
 (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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Non-UK issuer 
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
 box or boxes with an "X") 
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                       X 
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
Name                                                                                                     Arix Bioscience plc 
City and country of registered office (if applicable) 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
 3.)(v) 
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Name 
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) 
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
 :                                                                                                       5 February 2020 
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                           6 February 2020 
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
 obligation 
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                                                     % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.  % of voting rights through financial instruments  Total of both in 
                                                                             A)                                      (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)               % (8.A + 8.B)    Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii) 
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold 
 was crossed or reached                                                   Below 3%                                                                             Below 3%                      105,326,638 
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Position of previous notification (if applicable)                           3.2%                                                                                 3.2% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on 
 the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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Class/type of               Number of voting rights(ix)                             % of voting rights 
 shares 
 ISIN code (if possible) 
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                                     Direct                     Indirect                                   Direct                                  Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of Directive        (Art 10 of Directive                       (Art 9 of Directive                     (Art 10 of Directive 
                              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)      2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                    2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                   2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) 
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GB00BYW2KH80                        Below 3%                    Below 3%                                  Below 3%                                 Below 3% 
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SUBTOTAL 8. A                                      Below 3%                                                            Below 3% 
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
 of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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Type of financial           Expiration              Exercise/                     Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the      % of voting rights 
instrument                   date(x)                 Conversion Period(xi)         instrument is 
                                                                                   exercised/converted. 
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                                                    SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
 according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
 (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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Type of financial         Expiration                Exercise/ Conversion        Physical or cash            Number of voting rights        % of voting rights 
instrument                 date(x)                  Period (xi)                 settlement(xii) 
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                                                                                SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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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 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) 
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Name(xv)  % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than   % of voting rights through financial instruments if    Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable 
                       the notifiable threshold               it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                            threshold 
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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Name of the proxy holder 
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The number and % of voting rights held 
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The date until which the voting rights will be held 
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11. Additional information(xvi) 
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Place of completion  London, United Kingdom 
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Date of completion   6 February 2020 
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