1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
BioPharma Credit Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
Placing of Shares
Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:
Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
30 March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
31 March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
5%,10%,11%,12%,13%,14%,15%,16%,17%,18%,19%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
N/A
150,000,000
19.69%
GB00BDGKMY29
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversion Period
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
150,000,0000
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 150,000,000
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Philippa Holmes
15. Contact telephone number:
01491 417 447