Protherics PLC
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
London, UK; Brentwood, TN, US: 23 November 2007 - Protherics PLC ("Protherics"
or the "Company"), the international biopharmaceutical company focused on
critical care and cancer, announces that on 22 November 2007, in accordance with
the Transparency Obligations Directive, a notification of interest in the
ordinary share capital of the Company was received from HBOS plc. Details of
the interest notified are as follows:
1. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
A disposal 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 HBOS plc
notification obligation:
3. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different See Section 8
from 2.):
4. Date of the transaction (and date on which 21 November 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
5. Date on which issuer notified: 22 November 2007
6. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Decrease to below 6% Direct and Indirect
7. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares Triggering transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting Rights shares
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 2p Shares 20,918,307 20,918,307 1,308,983 1,308,983 18,936,943 0.386% 5.580%
ISIN GB000702920
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.
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
20,245,926 5.966%
8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:
Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited* ('IIMGL') - (Indirect) - 20,222,375 (5.959%)
IIMGL manages holdings on behalf of other HBOS Group companies, and other third parties external to the
HBOS Group, under various discretionary management agreements.
(* - wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS 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 rights: N/A
12. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of
339,346,822
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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
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Protherics PLC announces Major Interest in Shares
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