NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDING
11 September 2018
Certain information contained within this Announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (“MAR”). Upon publication of this Announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain. The Company confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive information.
EASTPHARMA LTD
("the Company")
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDING
In conformity with the disclosure and transparency rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority (“UKLA”) (“DTR”) and MAR, the Company hereby notifies the market of the following:
The Company received notice that on 6 September 2018, Investimentos Corp acquired 5,524,283 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company from D.E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C. (“DE Shaw”) (representing 8.2% of the issued share capital of the Company) (the “Acquisition”).
Investimentos Corp is an investment company incorporated in the Bahamas, established by Mr. Philipp Haas (the Chairman and CEO of the Company).
Following the Acquisition, Mr. Haas holds 0.9% of the issued share capital of the Company and subject to trustee discretion may beneficially hold a further interest of up to 8.2 % of the issued share capital of the Company.
The Company
EastPharma Ltd - a company active in the manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products in Turkey and in other regional markets; for further information please visit .
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