PVG.L Regulatory News (PVG)

13 Jul 2006 10:26

Ark Therapeutics Group PLC13 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY Ark Therapeutics Group plc 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST J O Hambro Capital Management Limited 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest: 2 above as investment manager for FF&P Small Cap UK Equity Fund (a sub-fund of FF&P Global Equities Umbrella Fund) in respect of a holding of 800,444 ordinary shares and also includes a non-material interest in 5,643,850 ordinary shares (see 14 below) 4) Name of the registered holder(s): Not advised 5) Number of shares acquired: Not advised 6) Percentage of issued class: Not advised 7) Number of shares disposed: N/A 8) Percentage of issued class: N/A 9) Class of Security: Ordinary shares 10) Date of transaction: 11 July 2006 11) Date Company informed: 12 July 2006 12) Total holding following this notification: 6,444,294 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 4.04% 14) Any additional information Includes a non-material interest for the purposes of section 199 2A Companies Act 1985 of 5,643,850 ordinary shares in which a Limited Liability Partnership owned by J O Hambro Capital Management Group Limited is interested as investment manager of undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities (UCITS) 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Nick Plummer - +44 (0)207 388 7722 16) Name of company official responsible for making this notification: Nick Plummer - Company Secretary 17) Date of Notification: 13 July 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange