For immediate release |
8 January 2009 |
ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
('the Company')
Major Interest in Shares
Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH), the speciality pharmaceutical company, was informed on 7 January 2009 that Nigel Wray purchased, on 6 January 2009, a further 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company. Mr Wray's resultant shareholding is 12,169,995 ordinary shares, equivalent to 7.51% of the Company's issued share capital.
Mr Wray's ordinary shares are held as follows:
Nominee |
Number of ordinary shares |
Pershing Keen Nominees Limited Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited Abacus (Nominees) Limited P608 ACCT |
2,649,407 50,000 9,470,588 |
For further information:
Alliance Pharma plc |
+ 44 (0) 1249 466966 |
John Dawson, Chief Executive |
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Richard Wright, Finance Director |
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Buchanan Communications |
+ 44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Mark Court / Rebecca Skye Dietrich |
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Numis Securities Limited |
+ 44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
Nominated Adviser: Michael Meade / Brent Nabbs |
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Corporate Broking: David Poutney |
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