Protherics PLC
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
London, UK; Brentwood, TN, US; 20 December 2007 - Protherics PLC ("Protherics"
or the "Company"), the international biopharmaceutical company focused on
critical care and cancer, announces that the following notification of interest
in the ordinary share capital of the Company was received on 19 December 2007
from Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
1. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) N/A
(see additional information)
An acquisition of voting rights x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):___________________________________________
2. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
notification obligation:
3. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited
2.): (PMC)
4. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 12 December 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
5. Date on which issuer notified: 19 December 2007
6. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G)
7. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 0.02 10,762,183 10,762,183 13,681,982 13,681,982 4.02%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
13,681,982 4.02%
8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable :
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (13,681,982 - 4.02% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (12,181,468 - 3.58% = PMC) (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (12,181,468 - 3.58% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
(LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
9. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
10. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
11. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
12. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of
339,950,033
Please note this notification has been delayed due to the
large number of disclosures required following a substantial
amount of new business which has come to Legal & General in
the form of an in-specie transfer.
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For further information please contact:
Protherics
Nick Staples, Director of Corporate Affairs +44 (0) 7919 480510
Julie Vickers, Company Secretary +44 (0)1928 518010
Financial Dynamics - press enquiries
London: Ben Atwell, Lara Mott +44 (0) 20 7831 3113
New York: John Capodanno, Jonathan Birt +1 212 850 5600
Or visit www.protherics.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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Protherics PLC announces Holding(s) in Company
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