SYNAIRGEN PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 27, 2020

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RNS Number : 3233D

Synairgen plc

27 October 2020

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Synairgen plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Bong Koh and Nimish Shah (as the voting members of VHCP Management II, LLC and VHCP Management III, LLC)
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			New York, NY, U.S.A.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			See section 11 below
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			New York, NY, U.S.A.
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			23 October 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			27 October 2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.91%			3.91%	165,104,676
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.64%			4.64%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00B0381Z20		6,455,000					3.91%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		6,455,000					3.91%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bong Koh and Nimish Shah (as the voting members of VHCP Management II, LLC and VHCP Management III, LLC)	3.91%	N/A	3.91%
Bong Koh and Nimish Shah (as the voting members of VHCP Management II, LLC)	N/A	N/A	N/A
VHCP Management II, LLC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bong Koh and Nimish Shah (as the voting members of VHCP Management III, LLC)	N/A	N/A	N/A
VHCP Management III, LLC	N/A	N/A	N/A
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
Bong Koh and Nimish Shah are the voting members of VHCP Management II, LLC and VHCP Management III, LLC. VCHP Management II, LLC is the general partner of Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners II, L.P. and manager of VHCP Co-Investment Holdings II, LLC, each of which holds shares in Synairgen plc falling below the notifiable threshold. VHCP Management III, LLC is the general partner of Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P. and manager of VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC, each of which holds shares in Synairgen plc falling below the notifiable threshold. All percentages are based on the notified current issued share capital of Synairgen plc of 165,104,676 ordinary shares.

Place of completion	New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date of completion	27 October 2020

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