18 Jun 2010 11:02
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: | ARK THERAPEUTICS GROUP PLC | |||||||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) | |||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| N/A | |||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 16 June 2010 | |||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 17 June 2010 | |||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Below 3% (L&G) | |||||||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | ||||||
ORD | 8,261,709
(as at 23/11/09)
| Below 3% | ||||||||
Ordinary GB0034251727 | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Below 3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information:
| Notification using the total voting rights figure of 209,045,051 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name:
| Wayne Powell (LGIM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 3124 3851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||