Faron Pharmaceuticals: FARON PHARMACEUTICALS LTD: HOLDING(S) IN COMPANY
Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Company announcement | May 18, 2026 at 09:00:00
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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| NOTIFICATION | | | | | | |
| OF MAJOR | | | | | | |
| HOLDINGS (to | | | | | | |
| be sent to | | | | | | |
| the relevant | | | | | | |
| issuer and | | | | | | |
| to the FCA | | | | | | |
| in Microsoft | | | | | | |
| Word format | | | | | | |
| if possible) | | | | | | |
| i | | | | | | |
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| 1a. Identity | | | Faron | | | |
| of the | | | Pharmaceuticals | | | |
| issuer or | | | Ltd | | | |
| the | | | | | | |
| underlying | | | | | | |
| issuer of | | | | | | |
| existing | | | | | | |
| shares to | | | | | | |
| which voting | | | | | | |
| rights are | | | | | | |
| attached ii: | | | | | | |
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| 1b. Please | | | | | | |
| indicate if | | | | | | |
| the issuer | | | | | | |
| is a non-UK | | | | | | |
| issuer | | | | | | |
| (please mark | | | | | | |
| with an “X” | | | | | | |
| if | | | | | | |
| appropriate) | | | | | | |
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| Non-UK | | | | | | X |
| issuer | | | | | | |
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| 2. Reason | | | | | | |
| for the | | | | | | |
| notification | | | | | | |
| (please mark | | | | | | |
| the | | | | | | |
| appropriate | | | | | | |
| box or boxes | | | | | | |
| with an “X”) | | | | | | |
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| An | | | | | | X |
| acquisition | | | | | | |
| or disposal | | | | | | |
| of voting | | | | | | |
| rights | | | | | | |
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| An | | | | | | |
| acquisition | | | | | | |
| or disposal | | | | | | |
| of financial | | | | | | |
| instruments | | | | | | |
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| An event | | | | | | |
| changing the | | | | | | |
| breakdown of | | | | | | |
| voting | | | | | | |
| rights | | | | | | |
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| Other | | | | | | |
| (please | | | | | | |
| specify) | | | | | | |
| iii: | | | | | | |
| Decrease of | | | | | | |
| holdings | | | | | | |
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| 3. Details | | | | | | |
| of person | | | | | | |
| subject to | | | | | | |
| the | | | | | | |
| notification | | | | | | |
| obligation | | | | | | |
| iv | | | | | | |
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| Name | | | Blood Cancer | | | |
| | | | United, Inc. | | | |
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| City and | | | Washington, | | | |
| country of | | | D.C., United | | | |
| registered | | | States of | | | |
| office (if | | | America | | | |
| applicable) | | | | | | |
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| 4. Full name | | | | | | |
| of | | | | | | |
| shareholder(s) | | | | | | |
| (if | | | | | | |
| different | | | | | | |
| from 3.) v | | | | | | |
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| Name TAP BCU | | | | | | |
| Faron, LLC | | | | | | |
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| City and | | | Newark, | | | |
| country of | | | Delaware, | | | |
| registered | | | United | | | |
| office (if | | | States of | | | |
| applicable) | | | America | | | |
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| 5. Date on | | | 15/04/2026 | | | |
| which the | | | | | | |
| threshold | | | | | | |
| was crossed | | | | | | |
| or reached | | | | | | |
| vi: | | | | | | |
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| 6. Date on | | | 14/05/2026 | | | |
| which issuer | | | | | | |
| notified | | | | | | |
| (DD/MM/YYYY): | | | | | | |
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| 7. Total | | | | | | |
| positions of | | | | | | |
| person(s) | | | | | | |
| subject to | | | | | | |
| the | | | | | | |
| notification | | | | | | |
| obligation | | | | | | |
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| | % of | % of | | Total | Total | |
| | voting | voting | | of | number of | |
| | rights | rights | | both | voting | |
| | attached | through | | in % | rights | |
| | to | financial | | (8.A | held in | |
| | shares | instruments | | + | issuer | |
| | (total | | | 8.B) | (8.A + | |
| | of 8. A) | (total of | | | 8.B) vii | |
| | | 8.B 1 + | | | | |
| | | 8.B 2) | | | | |
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| Resulting | 3.47% | | | 3.47% | 7,037,426 | |
| situation on | | | | | | |
| the date on | | | | | | |
| which | | | | | | |
| threshold | | | | | | |
| was crossed | | | | | | |
| or reached | | | | | | |
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| Position of | | | | | | |
| previous | | | | | | |
| notification | | | | | | |
| (if | | | | | | |
| applicable) | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | |
| 8. Notified | | | | | | | | | |
| details of | | | | | | | | | |
| the | | | | | | | | | |
| resulting | | | | | | | | | |
| situation on | | | | | | | | | |
| the date on | | | | | | | | | |
| which the | | | | | | | | | |
| threshold | | | | | | | | | |
| was crossed | | | | | | | | | |
| or reached | | | | | | | | | |
| viii | | | | | | | | | |
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| A: Voting | | | | | | | | | |
| rights | | | | | | | | | |
| attached to | | | | | | | | | |
| shares | | | | | | | | | |
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| Class/type | | | | | | | % of | | |
| of | | Number | | | | | voting | | |
| shares | | of | | | | | rights | | |
| ISIN code | | voting | | | | | | | |
| (if | | rights | | | | | | | |
| possible) | | ix | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Direct | | Indirect | | | Direct | | Indirect |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (DTR5.1) | | (DTR5.2.1) | | | (DTR5.1) | | (DTR5.2.1) |
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| FI4000153309 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 7,037,426 | | | | | 3.47% | | |
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| SUBTOTAL 8. | | | | | | | | | |
| A | | 7,037,426 | | | | | 3.47% | | |
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| B 1: | | | | | | | | | |
| Financial | | | | | | | | | |
| Instruments | | | | | | | | | |
| according to | | | | | | | | | |
| DTR5.3.1R | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) (a) | | | | | | | | | |
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| Type of | | | | | | | | | % of |
| financial | | Expiration | Exercise/ | | | Number | | | voting |
| instrument | | date | | | | of | | | rights |
| | | x | | | | voting | | | |
| | | | Conversion | | | rights | | | |
| | | | Period | | | that | | | |
| | | | xi | | | may | | | |
| | | | | | | be | | | |
| | | | | | | acquired | | | |
| | | | | | | if | | | |
| | | | | | | the | | | |
| | | | | | | instrument | | | |
| | | | | | | is | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | exercised/converted. | | | |
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| | | | SUBTOTAL | | | | | | |
| | | | 8. B | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | | | | | | |
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| B 2: | | | | | | | | | |
| Financial | | | | | | | | | |
| Instruments | | | | | | | | | |
| with similar | | | | | | | | | |
| economic | | | | | | | | | |
| effect | | | | | | | | | |
| according to | | | | | | | | | |
| DTR5.3.1R | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) (b) | | | | | | | | | |
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| Type of | | | | | | | | | % of |
| financial | Expiration | | Exercise/ | | Physical | | | Number | voting |
| instrument | date | | | | or | | | of | rights |
| | x | | | | cash | | | voting | |
| | | | Conversion | | | | | rights | |
| | | | Period | | Settlement | | | | |
| | | | xi | | xii | | | | |
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| | | | | | SUBTOTAL | | | | |
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| 9. Information in relation to | | | | |
| the person subject to the | | | | |
| notification obligation | | | | |
| (please mark the | | | | |
| applicable box with an “X”) | | | | |
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| 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 xiii | | | | |
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| Full chain of controlled | | | | X |
| undertakings through which the | | | | |
| voting rights and/or the | | | | |
| financial instruments are | | | | |
| effectively held starting with | | | | |
| the ultimate controlling | | | | |
| natural person or legal entity | | | | |
| (please add additional rows as | | | | |
| necessary) xiv | | | | |
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| Name xv | % of | % of voting | Total of | |
| | voting | rights | both if it | |
| | rights if | through | equals or | |
| | it equals | financial | is higher | |
| | or is | instruments | than the | |
| | higher | if it | notifiable | |
| | than the | equals or | threshold | |
| | notifiable | is higher | | |
| | threshold | than the | | |
| | | notifiable | | |
| | | threshold | | |
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| Blood Cancer United, Inc. 100% | 0% | | 0% | |
| owner of TAP BCU, LLC | | | | |
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| TAP BCU, LLC. 100% owner of | 0% | | 0% | |
| TAP BCU Faron, LLC | | | | |
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| TAP BCU Faron, LLC, | 3.47% | | 3.47% | |
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| 10. In case of proxy voting, | | | | |
| please identify: | | | | |
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| Name of the proxy holder | | | | |
| | | | | |
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| The number and % of voting | | | | |
| rights held | | | | |
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| The date until which the | | | | |
| voting rights will be held | | | | |
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| 11. Additional information xvi | | | | |
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| Providing information directly | | | | |
| to the Company as a result of | | | | |
| meeting the threshold in the | | | | |
| Company’s Arti-cles of | | | | |
| Association (does not meet the | | | | |
| AIM regulatory notification | | | | |
| threshold). | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Gordon G. Miller, Jr. (“JR | | | | |
| Miller”), Executive Vice | | | | |
| President & Chief Financial | | | | |
| Officer Blood Cancer United, | | | | |
| Inc. and authorized | | | | |
| controlling person with | | | | |
| respect to: | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Blood Cancer United, Inc., TAP | | | | |
| BCU, LLC and TAP BCU Faron, | | | | |
| LLC | | | | |
| TAP BCU Faron, LLC, c/o Blood | | | | |
| Cancer United, Inc. 1201 15th | | | | |
| Street N.W., Suite 410, | | | | |
| Washington, D.C. 20005 U.S.A. | | | | |
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| +1.860.488.1774 | | | | |
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| Jr.Miller@bloodcancerunited.org | | | | |
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| 3.47% of shares and voting | | | | |
| rights is as per Faron | | | | |
| Pharmaceuticals Ltd. request | | | | |
| to include Treasury Shares in | | | | |
| the denominator. The | | | | |
| percentage is 3.527% if | | | | |
| exclude Treasury Shares. | | | | |
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| Place of completion | Blood Cancer United, Inc. Washington, D.C. U.S.A. |
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| Date of completion | 14/05/2026 |
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