Regulatory Announcement

05 April 2007

 

Company

Proximagen Neuroscience Plc

TIDM

PRX

Headline

Total Voting Rights

Released   

16:30 05-Apr-07

Number

5422U

 



RNS Number:5422U
Proximagen Neuroscience Plc
05 April 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Proximagen Neuroscience plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( No )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( No )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( No )


Other (please specify) : ( Yes - Transfer of voting rights into trust )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Richard Bruce Farleigh


Royal Bank of Canada Trustees Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Evolution Securities Nominees Limited in respect of 600,000 ordinary shares


PH Nominees Limited in respect of 405,405 ordinary shares


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

3 April 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 April 2004


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

N/A


8. Notified details:

Transfer of beneficial ownership of 600,000 shares held by Evolution Securities
Nominees Limited to Royal Bank of Canada Trustees Limited in their capacity as
trustees of a trust


Transfer of beneficial ownership of 405,405 shares held by PH Nominees Limited
to Royal Bank of Canada Trustees Limited in their capacity as trustees of a
trust



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the
using the ISIN CODE                    Triggering transaction (vi)
                                   Number of    Number of voting
                                   shares       Rights (viii)

Ordinary shares of £0.01 (ISIN     1,005,405    1,005,405
GB00B06FMX57)



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
if possible using                      (ix)
the ISIN CODE

                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)    Direct    Indirect

Ordinary shares of                                1,005,405                     5.02
£0.01 (ISIN
GB00B06FMX57)


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights
instrument                                       acquired if the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted.





Total (A+B)
Number of voting       % of voting
rights                 rights

1,005,405              5.02


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

N/A


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

On 3 April 2007 Richard Bruce Farleigh transferred the beneficial interest in
1,005,405 ordinary shares of £0.01 to Royal Bank of Canada Trustees Limited in
their capacity as trustees of a trust (the "Trust").


Under the terms of the Trust, Richard Bruce Farleigh, as settlor, has certain
rights which, save in certain circumstances, entitle him to exercise control
over the trustees' exercise of the voting rights attaching to the shares legally
and/or beneficially held by the trustees for the time being of the Trust.



14. Contact name:

Mrs Angela Brehaut


15. Contact telephone number:

01481 744000