TIDMSARS

RNS Number : 9452N

Sarossa PLC

21 May 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                 Sarossa 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                                                            x 
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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                                              Increase due to company share buyback 
  specify):                                                 program 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                             BVF Partners, L.P. 
  subject to the                                                                                BVF, Inc. 
  notification obligation:                                                                Mark N. Lampert 
  (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                                                                   19 May 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                      20 May 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                               7% to under 3% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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) 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 
   JE00BKWBZV64   44,771,610   44,771,610    <3%           <3%                    <3% 
                 -----------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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. 
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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          Exercise     Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial        price       date          Conversion     rights instrument      rights (xix, 
  instrument                   (xvii)        period         refers to              xx) 
                                             (xviii) 
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                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights 
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 <3%                                         <3% 
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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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   BVF Partners, L.P. is the investment manager of 5 undertakings 
   for collective investment (Biotechnology Value Fund, 
   L.P., Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P., BVF Investments, 
   L.L.C., Investment 10, L.L.C., and MSI BVF SPV, L.L.C.) 
   and is authorized to exercise the voting rights at its 
   discretion, in the absence of specific instructions 
   from any of the undertakings for collective investment. 
   BVF, Inc., as its General Partner, may be deemed to 
   control BVF Partners, L.P. Mark N. Lampert, as a director 
   and officer, may be deemed to control BVF, Inc. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                        Spike Loy 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                       (415) 525-8890 
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