REG-Arix Bioscience PLC TR-1: Notification of major holdings

Arix BioscienceAnnouncement

04/05/2022 07:15

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   Arix Bioscience PLC (ARIX)
   TR-1: Notification of major holdings

   04-May-2022 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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   The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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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

   Acacia Research Corporation

   City of registered office (if applicable)

    

   Country of registered office (if applicable)

    

   4. Details of the shareholder

   Name                       City of registered      Country of registered
                              office                  office
   Merton Acquisition Holdco  New York                USA
   LLC

   5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

   28-Apr-2022

   6. Date on which Issuer notified

   03-May-2022

   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 21.042072     0.000000        21.042072   27182317
   threshold was
   crossed or reached
   Position of previous
   notification (if     20.541513     0.000000        20.541513    
   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       27182317                      21.042072    
   Sub Total 8.A      27182317                      21.042072%

   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

   2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
   and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
   ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add
   additional rows as necessary)

                           % 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
   Acacia      Merton
   Research    Acquisition 21.042072                            21.042072%
   Corporation Holdco LLC

   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

   Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acacia
   Research Corporation.

   12. Date of Completion

   03-May-2022

   13. Place Of Completion

   New York, New York, USA

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   ISIN:           GB00BD045071
   Category Code:  HOL
   TIDM:           ARIX
   LEI Code:       213800OVT3AHQCXNIX43
   OAM Categories: 2.3. Major shareholding notifications
   Sequence No.:   159323
   EQS News ID:    1342683


    
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