Motif Bio PLC Holding(s) in Company (5762H)
08 June 2017 - 11:32PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMMTFB TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 5762H
Motif Bio PLC
08 June 2017
8 June 2017
Motif Bio plc
("Motif Bio" or the "Company")
Notification of change in holding of significant shareholder
Motif Bio plc (AIM: MTFB), the clinical stage biopharmaceutical
company specialising in developing novel antibiotics,
announces that it was informed on 7 June 2017 by Aviva
plc & its subsidiaries ("Aviva") that as at 6 June
2017 Aviva's direct interest in shares in the Company
had changed. Aviva's total interest in the Company
including its non-disclosable (indirect) position remains
unchanged at 8,924,647 shares (4.5%). The full TR-1
disclosure is set out below.
For further information, please contact: Motif Bio plc info@motifbio.com
Richard Morgan (Chairman)
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)203 861 6625
Patrick Claridge/ David
Hignell
John Howes/ Rob Rees
(Broking)
Walbrook PR Ltd. (FINANCIAL +44 (0) 20 7933 8780 or
PR & IR) motifbio@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893
Mike Wort Mob: +44 (0)7900 608 002
MC Services AG (EUROPEAN
IR) +49 (0)89 210 2280
Raimund Gabriel
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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 3,444*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees
Limited 3,354,076*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(UK) Limited 1,162,092*
State Street Nominees Limited
103,780*
*denotes direct interest
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5. Date of the transaction 06 June 2017
and date on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 07 June 2017
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or >3% to <3% 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
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary
Shares
** Not ** Not
GB00BVVT4H71 6,895,922* 6,895,922* 4,623,392 4,623,392 Disclosable 2.36% Disclosable
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*Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (1,000,006)
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
---------------- --------------- ------------------------ ------------------------- ----------------------
2,500,006*
RIGHT TO RECALL
LOANED SHARES N/A N/A *Direct interest 1.27%
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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)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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7,123,398 3.63%
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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)
* Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings 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
revised total number of voting
rights of 196,212,108 as
per the Company's Exercise
of Warrants and Issue of
Equity announcement of 2
May 2017.
** Although not reportable,
as per DTR5.1.5,the non-disclosable
(indirect) position is currently
1,801,249 shares, and is
included here in the interests
of transparency.
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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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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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