REG-Arix Bioscience PLC Holding(s) in Company

Arix BioscienceAnnouncement

17/07/2023 15:15

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   Arix Bioscience PLC (ARIX)
   Holding(s) in Company

   17-Jul-2023 / 15:00 GMT/BST

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             TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

   1. Issuer Details

   ISIN

   GB00BD045071

   Issuer Name

   ARIX BIOSCIENCE PLC

   UK or Non-UK Issuer

   UK

   2. Reason for Notification

   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

   3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

   Name

   Ruffer LLP

   City of registered office (if applicable)

   London

   Country of registered office (if applicable)

   United Kingdom

   4. Details of the shareholder

   Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
   notification obligation, above

    

   City of registered office (if applicable)

    

   Country of registered office (if applicable)

    

   5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

   14-Jul-2023

   6. Date on which Issuer notified

   17-Jul-2023

   7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                      % of voting   % of voting                   Total
                      rights        rights through    Total of    number of
           .          attached to   financial         both in %   voting
                      shares (total instruments       (8.A + 8.B) rights held
                      of 8.A)       (total of 8.B 1 +             in issuer
                                    8.B 2)
   Resulting
   situation on the
   date on which      4.977220      0.000000          4.977220    6440000
   threshold was
   crossed or reached
   Position of
   previous                                                        
   notification (if
   applicable)

   8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
   threshold was crossed or reached

   8A. Voting rights attached to shares

   Class/Type of      Number of     Number of       % of direct % of indirect
   shares ISIN        direct voting indirect voting voting      voting rights
   code(if possible)  rights        rights          rights      (DTR5.2.1)
                      (DTR5.1)      (DTR5.2.1)      (DTR5.1)
   GB00BD045071       6440000       0               4.977220    0.000000
   Sub Total 8.A      6440000                       4.977220%

   8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

   Type of                                   Number of voting rights   % of
   financial  Expiration Exercise/conversion that may be acquired if   voting
   instrument date       period              the instrument is         rights
                                             exercised/converted
                                                                        
   Sub Total                                                            
   8.B1

   8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
   (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

                                                    Physical or Number % of
   Type of financial Expiration Exercise/conversion cash        of     voting
   instrument        date       period              settlement  voting rights
                                                                rights
                                                                        
   Sub Total 8.B2                                                       

   9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
   obligation

   1. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
   natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
   undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
   (underlying) issuer.

                           % of voting    % of voting rights    Total of both
   Ultimate    Name of     rights if it   through financial     if it equals
   controlling controlled  equals or is   instruments if it     or is higher
   person      undertaking higher than    equals or is higher   than the
                           the notifiable than the notifiable   notifiable
                           threshold      threshold             threshold
                                                                 

   10. In case of proxy voting

   Name of the proxy holder

    

   The number and % of voting rights held

    

   The date until which the voting rights will be held

    

   11. Additional Information

   Ruffer LLP now controls the voting rights over 6,440,000 shares (less than
   5% of the voting rights) of Arix Bioscience plc which are held by the
   discretionary clients of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries (the voting of
   which is all controlled by Ruffer LLP).
   This change from 5% to less than 5% is due to the sale of 80,000 shares by
   Ruffer LLP on 14 July 2023.

   12. Date of Completion

   17-Jul-2023

   13. Place Of Completion

   Ruffer LLP

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   The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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   ISIN:           GB00BD045071
   Category Code:  HOL
   TIDM:           ARIX
   LEI Code:       213800OVT3AHQCXNIX43
   OAM Categories: 2.3. Major shareholding notifications
   Sequence No.:   258222
   EQS News ID:    1681769


    
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