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 | ||||||||||
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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Gartmore Investment Limited | |||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Registered Owner: BNY GIL CLT Account Nominees Ltd
Beneficial Owner: Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC | |||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 23 July 2010 | |||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 27 July 2010 | |||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 5% | |||||||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights | ||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
Ordinary GB0034251727 | - | - | 10,610,000 | 10,610,000 | 5.075% | |||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting
| % of voting | |||||
N/A | |||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights
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N/A | Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||
10,610,000 | 5.075% | ||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | |||||||||
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
| Email contact: RDU@gartmore.com | ||||||||
14. Contact name:
| RDU | ||||||||
15. Contact telephone number:
| 0207 782 2324 | ||||||||
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