Holdings in Antisoma plc
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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
|issuer | |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are | Antisoma Plc |
|attached: | |
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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 | Yes |
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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) subject to | |
|the | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
|notification obligation: | |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions |
|(if different from 3.): | Management) Limited (PMC) |
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|5. Date of the transaction and date on| |
|which the threshold is crossed or | 21 December 2009 |
|reached: | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 December 2009 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or| |
|reached: | L&G (From 4% to 3%) |
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|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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|Class/type | Situation | Resulting situation after the triggering |
|of | previous | transaction |
|shares | to the | |
| | triggering | |
|if possible| transaction | |
|using +------+-------+------------+---------------------+----------------+
|the ISIN |Number|Number | | Number of voting | % of voting |
|CODE | of | of | Number | rights | rights |
| | ares|Vot ng | of sha s +------------+--------+-------+--------+
| | |Rights | | Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect|
+-----------+------+-------+------------+------------+--------+-------+--------+
| | 24,954,039 | | | | | |
|Ordinary 1p| | 24,579,841 | 24,579,841 | | 3.93% | |
| | (As | | | | | |
| |on16/06/2009) | | | | | |
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|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| | | |Number of voting| |
|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |rights that may |% of voting |
|financial |date |Conversion Period |be |rights |
|instrument | | |acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ | |
| | | |converted. | |
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| | | | | |
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|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
|Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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|Type of|Exercise |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting|% of voting|
|financial |price |date |Conversion |rights |rights |
|instrument | | |period |instrument | |
| | | | |refers to | |
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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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| 24,579,841 | 3.93% |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and |
| Indirect) (Group) |
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| Legal & General Investment Management |
| (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and |
| Indirect) |
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| Legal & General Investment Management |
| Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) |
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| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 24,579,841 – 3.93%= LGAS, LGPL & |
| PMC) |
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| Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings |
| (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( Limited (Direct) (LGIH) |
| 21,029,421 – 3.36%= PMC) |
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| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society |
| Management) Limited (PMC) ( Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
| 21,029,421 – 3.36%= PMC) |
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| Legal & General Pensions Limited |
| (Direct) (LGPL) |
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|Proxy Voting: |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A |
|cease | |
|to hold: | |
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
|hold | |
|voting rights: | |
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| | Notification using the total voting rights |
|13. Additional information: | figure of 625,285,385 |
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|14. Contact name: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) |
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|15. Contact telephone number:| 020 3124 3851 |
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Enquiries:
Alison Saville, Senior Marketing and Communications Executive
Antisoma plc
+44 (0)20 3249 2144
[HUG#1367347]