18 Mar 2010 15:33
For Immediate Release | 18 March 2009 |
ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
Notification of Major Interests 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 |
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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: | New City High Yield Fund Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 16 March 2010 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 March 2010 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Below 3% | ||||
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 Shares GB0031030819 | 600,000 | 600,000 |
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| 150,000 |
| Below 3% | ||||
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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 | |||||||
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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
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Convertible Bond (GB0033882423) |
| 31/12/2013 | 31/12/2013 | 6,303,358
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| Below 3% | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||
6,453,358 | Below 3% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
N/A
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Proxy Voting: | ||
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 | |
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13. Additional information: | Compliance Officer, New City Investment Managers (FRN: 408091) | |
14. Contact name: | Kate Haswell | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7201 6900 | |