Holding(s) in Company

2 Oct 2006 13:09

Verona Pharma PLC02 October 2006 Verona Pharma plc (the "Company") Holding(s) in Company The Company received notification on 26 September 2006 that FMR Corp andFidelity International Limited have an interest in 14,000,000 ordinary shares inthe Company representing 9.7 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. The notifiable interest also comprises the notifiable interest of Mr Edward CJohnson 3d who is a principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity InternationalLimited, and interests held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in theUnited Kingdom. The notifiable interest is registered in the name of Brown Bros Harriman Ltd END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange