Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 9830L

Alliance Pharma PLC

09 August 2011

 



For immediate release

9 August 2011

Alliance Pharma plc

TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Alliance Pharma plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				n/a
Other (please specify):	On market transfer between direct and indirect funds			n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Royal Bank of Canada
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Roy Nominees Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		03 August 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		05 August 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary GBP 0.01 shares ISIN GB0031030819

23,001,088

23,001,088

24,001,088

24,001,088

10%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

24,001,088

10%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The shares are held in the name Roy Nominees Limited for the benefit of trusts administered by RBC Trustees (CI) Limited and RBC cees Trustee Limited which are wholly owned by its ultimate parent, Royal Bank of Canada.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:		Scott Roberts
15. Contact telephone number:		01534 602971

 

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