Nasdaq

Verona Pharma plc : Holding(s) in Company

06-06-2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ			Verona Pharma Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):	Change to notifiable interest following share issue			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ		Novo A/S
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): ^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v		19 May 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		5 June 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}		Downward crossing of 12% threshold

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
^{viii, ix}

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
^x

Direct

Direct
^xi

Indirect
^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares (5p)

GB00B06GSH43

6,464,065

6.16%

ADSs

US9250501064

5,925,920

5.65%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration

date

^xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period

^xiv

Number of voting

rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

% of voting

rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date
^xvii

Exercise/

Conversion period

^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights
^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,389,985

11.81%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Heather Ludvigsen
15. Contact telephone number:	+45 3527 6576

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The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.

Source: Verona Pharma plc via GlobeNewswire

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