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RNS Number : 9919P

Motif Bio PLC

23 November 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      Motif Bio plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 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)                                       Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                       Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                      Available on Request 5,944* 
 
                                                                      BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 299,767* 
 
                                                                      Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 4,038,750* 
 
                                                                      State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                      1,038,396* 
 
                                                                      *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                      Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 1,698,925 
 
                                                                      Chase Nominees Limited 329,800 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                      22 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                               23 November 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                       5% to 4% change at Direct 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                               Interest Level (Box 8A) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type          Situation previous              Resulting situation after the 
  of                  to the triggering               triggering transaction 
  shares              transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                     Number             Number       Number         Number of                % of voting 
                      of                 of           of shares      voting                   rights (x) 
                      Shares             Voting                      rights 
                                         Rights 
------------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
                                                     Direct         Direct      Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
------------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
   Ordinary 
   Shares 
 
   GB00BVVT4H71         9,138,388*      9,138,388*    7,411,582     5,382,857   2,028,725    4.94%     1.86% 
                    -----------------  -----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 *Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (1,000,000) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration         Exercise/                   Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date               Conversion                  rights that              rights 
                      (xiii)             Period (xiv)                may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
------------------  -----------------  --------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
 
                                                                      1,528,203* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES      N/A                N/A                           *Direct interest       1.40% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,939,785                                                 8.20% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                                 The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                                 Investors Global Services Limited & Friends Provident 
                         International Limited, with the following chain of controlled 
                                                                        undertakings:- 
 
                                              Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                       *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                            *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                         of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                   *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                           subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                            *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                       subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 
 
                                              Friends Provident International Limited: 
                                                       *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                            *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                         of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                     *    Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned 
                                           subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                             *    Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                       Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) 
 
 
                             *    Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                             Friends Life FPG Limited) 
 
 
                                 *    Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                             Friends Life FPL Limited) 
 
 
                                  *    Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned 
                                                   subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) 
 
 
                            *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
                                      subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                    See Section 4 
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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:                      Figures are based on the 
                                                   total number of voting rights 
                                                   of 109,010,496 as per the 
                                                   Company's 'Issue of Equity' 
                                                   announcement of 14 September 
                                                   2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               01603 684420 
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