Notification of Major Share Holding

Arix Bioscience PLC (ARIX) 11-Jan-2022 / 17:04 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 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 attached ii: ARIX BIOSCIENCE 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 obligation iv Name Acacia Research Corporation   City and country of registered office (if applicable) New York, United States of America 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v Name Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC City and country of registered office (if applicable) New York, United States of America   5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: 7 January 2022 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 11 January 2022 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 held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 20.541513 0 20.541513 26535485 Position of previous notification (if applicable) 19.05 0 19.05                   8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights Direct (DTR5.1) Indirect  (DTR5.2.1) Direct (DTR5.1) Indirect (DTR5.2.1) GB00BD04507 26535485 0 20.541513 0                     SUBTOTAL 8. A 26535485 20.541513     B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi 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 DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Physical or cash Settlement xii 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) issuer xiii   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 entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv x Name xv % 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 Acacia Research Corporation 20.541513 0 20.541513 Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC 20.541513 0 20.541513                           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 information xvi Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation.             Place of completion New York, New York, USA Date of completion 11 January 2022

ISIN:	GB00BD045071
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	ARIX
LEI Code:	213800OVT3AHQCXNIX43
Sequence No.:	135949
EQS News ID:	1267530

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