TIDMMPH

RNS Number : 7174D

Mereo BioPharma Group plc

28 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      Mereo BioPharma Group 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                                                    No 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                             No 
  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                                                 No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                               No 
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 Other (please                                             Conversion of loan note and issue    Yes 
  specify):                                                of equity 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                               Invesco Ltd. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                              26 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 28 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                          27% 
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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 
----------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                   Number            Number            Number          Number of                % of voting 
                    of                of                of              voting                   rights (x) 
                    Shares            Voting            shares          rights 
                                      Rights 
--------------    ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                       Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ------------      ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
   Ordinary 
   Gbp 0.003 
   Shares 
 
   GB00BZ4G2K23    19,932,931        19,932,931                                   19,521,595                  27.64% 
                  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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. 
------------------  ----------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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         Exercise          Expiration        Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial       price             date              Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (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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 19,521,595                                              27.64% 
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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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   Invesco Asset Management Limited - 19,521,595 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                    Invesco Ltd. 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                     N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                   N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                               Philippa Holmes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                    01491 417 447 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name 
  (including legal form of 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address 
  (registered office for legal 
  entities) 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                                   Invesco (UK) Limited 
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 Contact address                             Registered Address: 
                                           Perpetual Park, Perpetual 
                                         Park Drive, Henley-on-Thames. 

                                                 Oxon. RG9 1HH 
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 Phone number & email                           01491 417 000 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
-------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FCA website.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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