Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 5907E

Alliance Pharma PLC

11 April 2014

 



For immediate release

11 April 2014

 

ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC

("Alliance" or the "Company")

Major Interest in Shares

Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH), the speciality pharmaceutical company, was informed on 10 April 2014 that on 9 April 2014, Nigel Wray purchased 1,550,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company.

Mr Wray's resultant holding is 39,656,995 ordinary shares, equivalent to 15.02% of the Company's issued share capital.

Mr Wray's Ordinary Shares are held as follows:

Nominee	Number of ordinary shares
Pershing Nominees Limited Roy Nominees Limited	14,992,407 24,664,588

For further information:

Alliance Pharma plc	+ 44 (0) 1249 466966
John Dawson, Chief Executive
Richard Wright, Finance Director
Buchanan	+ 44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Mark Court / Fiona Henson / Sophie Cowles
Numis Securities Limited	+ 44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Nominated Adviser: Michael Meade / Oliver Cardigan
Corporate Broking: David Poutney

Notes to editors:

Alliance, founded in 1998, is an AIM listed speciality pharmaceutical company based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. The Company has a strong track record of acquiring the rights to established niche products and owns or licenses the rights to more than 60 pharmaceutical products and continues to explore opportunities to expand the range.

Alliance joined the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2003 and trades under the symbol APH.

 

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