Transparency Notification

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS REGULATED INFORMATION.

PUBLICATION RELATING TO A TRANSPARENCY NOTIFICATION (ARTICLE 14, 1ST PARAGRAPH, OF THE LAW OF 2 MAY 2007 ON THE DISCLOSURE OF MAJOR HOLDINGS)

Acacia Pharma Group plc

 1.     Summary of the notification

Cambridge, UK and Indianapolis, US – 05 March 2021, 09:00 CET: Acacia Pharma Group plc has received a transparency notification dated 02 March 2021 indicating that Coltrane Asset Management L.P. now holds, by virtue of the purchase of shares on 18 February 2021, 5.50% of the voting rights of the company. Coltrane has therefore crossed the threshold of 5%.

2.     Content of notification
The notification dated 2 March 2021 contains the following information:

• Reason of the notification – acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
• Notification by – a parent undertaking or a controlling person
• Persons subject to the notification requirement:

Name	Address (for legal entities)
Mandeep Manku	250 W 55th St 16C New York, NY 10019
Coltrane Asset Management Holdings, Ltd	94 Solaris Avenue Camana Bay, Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands
Coltrane Asset Management, L.P.	94 Solaris Avenue Camana Bay, Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands

• Date on which the threshold is crossed – 18 February 2021
• Threshold that is crossed – 5%
• Denominator – 89,689,451
• Notified details:

A)     Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights	# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
Mandeep Manku		0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Coltrane Asset Management, L.P.		4,931,684	0	5.50%	0.00%
Subtotal		4,931,684		5.50%
	TOTAL	4,931,684	0	5.50%	0.00%