Motif Bio PLC Motif Bio notes statement from Amphion Innovations (9502O)
23 May 2018 - 4:01PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMMTFB TIDMAMP
RNS Number : 9502O
Motif Bio PLC
23 May 2018
Motif Bio plc
("Motif Bio" or the "Company")
Motif Bio notes statement from Amphion Innovations
Motif Bio plc (AIM/NASDAQ: MTFB), a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company specialising in developing novel
antibiotics, notes the announcement made today via RNS by Amphion
Innovations plc ("Amphion"), a substantial shareholder in the
Company, relating to its sale of shares in Motif Bio to a US
institutional investor. Amphion now holds 9.53% of the issued share
capital of Motif Bio. The full TR-1 disclosure is set out
below.
For further information please contact:
Motif Bio plc info@motifbio.com
Graham Lumsden (Chief
Executive Officer)
Peel Hunt LLP (NOMAD &
BROKER) +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Dr Christopher Golden
Oliver Jackson
Northland Capital Partners
Limited (BROKER) +44 (0)20 3861 6625
David Hignell/John Howes/Rob
Rees
Walbrook PR Ltd. (UK FINANCIAL
PR & IR) +44 (0) 20 7933 8780
Paul McManus/Helen Cresswell/ motifbio@walbrookpr.com
Lianne Cawthorne
MC Services AG (EUROPEAN
IR) +49 (0)89 210 2280
Raimund Gabriel raimund.gabriel@mc-services.eu
Solebury Trout (U.S. IR) + 1 (646) 378-2936
Meggie Purcell mpurcell@troutgroup.com
Russo Partners (U.S. PR) +1 (858) 717-2310 or +1 (212)
845 4272
David Schull david.schull@russopartnersllc.com
Travis Kruse, Ph.D. travis.kruse@russopartnersllc.com
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant
issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i)
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1a. Identity of the issuer Motif Bio plc
or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached(ii)
:
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate
box or boxes with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)(iii) :
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name Amphion Innovations plc
City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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Name
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold May 22 2018
was crossed or reached(vi)
:
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6. Date on which issuer notified May 22 2018
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
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% of voting % of voting Total of Total number
rights attached rights through both in % of voting
to shares financial (8.A + 8.B) rights of
(total of instruments issuer(vii)
8. A) (total of
8.B 1 + 8.B
2)
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Resulting
situation
on the date
on which
threshold
was crossed
or reached 9.53% 296,534,507
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Position
of previous
notification
(if
applicable) 14.1%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the
date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
of
shares
ISIN code
(if possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of (Art 10 of
Directive Directive Directive Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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GB008BVVT4H71 28,254,611 9.53%
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SUBTOTAL
8. A 28,254,611 9.53%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a)
of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date(x) Conversion rights that rights
Period(xi) may be acquired
if the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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SUBTOTAL 8.
B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion or cash of voting rights
instrument Period settlement(xii) rights
(xi)
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to
the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is
not controlled by any natural person or legal entity
and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying)
issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which
the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting
with the ultimate controlling natural person or
legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as
necessary)
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Name(xv) % of voting % of voting Total of both
rights if it rights through if it equals
equals or is financial instruments or is higher
higher than if it equals than the notifiable
the notifiable or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting
rights held
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The date until which the
voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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Place of completion
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Date of completion May 22 2018
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