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RNS Number : 6235B

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC

22 February 2011

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        GW Pharmaceuticals plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
  issued to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
  economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject     Great Point Partners LLC 
  to the notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if    Biomedical Value Fund, L.P. 
  different from 3.):                   Biomedical Institutional Value 
                                        Fund, L.P. 
                                        Biomedical Offshore Value 
                                        Fund Ltd. 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date   January 7, 2011 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     February 17, 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   Less than 5% 
  or reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of 
 shares if 
 possible        Situation previous 
 using the        to the triggering      Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE        transaction             transaction 
--------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                             Number 
                 Number       of 
                  of          Voting     Number of   Number of voting       % of voting 
                  Shares      Rights     shares       rights                rights 
--------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                         Direct      Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
--------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  shares         6,602,000   6,602,000   5,852,000   5,852,000   -          4.45%    - 
                ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 GB0030544687 
--------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion   rights that may     rights 
                                   Period       be acquired if 
                                                the instrument 
                                                is exercised/ 
                                                converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of      Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/    Number of    % of voting 
 financial     price      date        Conversion   voting        rights 
 instrument                           period       rights 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   refers to 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 5,852,000                 4.45% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Biomedical Value Fund, L.P 
  165 Mason Street 
  3(rd) Floor, Greenwich 
  CT 06830 
  Biomedical Institutional Value Fund, L.P 
  165 Mason Street 
  3(rd) Floor, Greenwich 
  CT 06830 
  Biomedical Offshore Value Fund, Ltd 
  165 Mason Street 
  3(rd) Floor, Greenwich 
  CT 06830 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:         - 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy     - 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will   - 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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                                       Ron Panzier 
                                        Chief Financial Officer 
 14. Contact name:                      Great Point Partners LLC 
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 15. Contact telephone number:         001-203-971-3300 
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 16. Contact number at the Company:    Adam George 
                                        Company Secretary 
                                        + 44 (0) 1980 557 000 
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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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