Cheshire, UK -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 16, 2007 --
Protherics PLC
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
London, UK; Brentwood, TN, US: 16 March 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 15 March 2007 from M&G Investment Management Limited on behalf of Prudential plc pursuant to the Transparency Obligations Directive (Disclosure and Transparency Rules) Instrument 2006.
1. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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): CONFIRMATION OF CURRENT POSITION USING STANDARD
FORM AS REQUIRED BY EUTD REGULATIONS X
2. Full name of person(s) subject to the Prudential plc group
notification obligation: of companies
3. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 2.): Prudential plc
Registered Holder: PRUCLT
HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC
The Prudential Assurance
Company Limited
Registered Holder: PRUCLT
HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC
4. Date of the transaction (and date on which 14 March 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
5. Date on which issuer notified: 15 March 2007
6. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
7. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible using Number of Number of
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting
Rights
GB0007029209 11,229,430 11,229,430
Class/type of Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares
if possible using Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE Shares
Direct Direct Indrect Direct Indirect
GB0007029209 11,229,430 11,229,430 3.31%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion
instrument Period/Date
N/A N/A N/A
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
that may be acquired if
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.
N/A N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
11,229,430 3.31%
8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Prudential plc (parent company)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Prudential plc)
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 N/A
rights:
12. Additional information: None
Ends
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, Anna Keeble +44 (0) 20 7831 3113
New York: John Capodanno, Jonathan Birt +1 212 850 5600
Or visit www.protherics.com
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