15 Apr 2019 17:45
Tiziana Life Sciences plc("Tiziana" or the "Company")
TR-1 - Notification of Major Holdings
New York/London, 15 April 2019 - Tiziana Life Sciences plc (Nasdaq: TLSA / AIM: TILS), a biotechnology company focusing on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for inflammation and oncology indications, today releases the TR-1 forms appended to this announcement.
The Company understands that the resultant stake in its share capital held by Quilter plc, as nominee for certain underlying shareholders, is due to the transfer of existing shareholdings from Beaufort Securities Limited (in administration), and not due to any recent on-market purchases.
About Tiziana Life Sciences
Tiziana is a UK biotechnology company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel molecules to treat human disease in oncology and immunology. In addition to milciclib, the Company is also developing Foralumab for liver diseases. Foralumab is the only fully human anti-CD3 mAbs in clinical development in the world. This compound has potential application in a wide range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBS), ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, type-1 diabetes (T1D), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, where modulation of a T-cell response is desirable.
For more information go to http://www.tizianalifesciences.com
Contacts:
Tiziana Life Sciences plc Gabriele Cerrone, Chairman and founder
| +44 (0)20 7493 2853 |
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated adviser) Liam Murray / Jo Turner
| +44 (0)20 7213 0883 |
Stockdale Securities (Nominated brokers) Antonio Bossi / Andy Crossley
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