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Alliance Pharma PLC
22 June 2010

 For immediate release  22 June 2010


ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC

("Alliance" or the "Company")

Major interest in shares

Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH), the speciality pharmaceutical company, was today informed that Nigel Wray purchased, on
21
June 2010, 800,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company.

Mr Wray's resultant shareholding is 26,069,995 ordinary shares, equivalent to 11.26% of the Company's issued share
capital.

Mr Wray's ordinary shares are held as follows:

 Nominee                                                                           Number of ordinary shares
 Pershing Nominees LimitedSmith & Williamson Nominees LimitedRoy Nominees Limited  9,405,40750,00016,614,588


For further information:

 Alliance Pharma plc                             + 44 (0) 1249 466966
 John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer
 Richard Wright, Finance Director
 www.alliancepharma.co.uk

 Buchanan Communications                         + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000
 Mark Court / Stasa Filiplic

 Numis Securities Limited                        + 44 (0) 20 7260 1000
 Nominated Adviser: Michael Meade / Brent Nabbs
 Corporate Broking: David Poutney


Corporate Broking: David Poutney

Notes to editors:

About Alliance

Alliance, founded in 1998, is an AIM listed speciality pharmaceutical company based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. The
Company has a strong track record of acquiring the rights to established niche products and owns or licenses the rights
to
more than 50 pharmaceutical products and continues to explore opportunities to expand the range.

Alliance's products are prescribed in the treatment of a wide range of conditions and include products used in the
treatment of dermatological conditions, in oncology, in childbirth, in the prevention of heart disease, in Parkinson's
disease, in nutrition and in nasal infections.  Alliance's sales are mainly prescription driven.  Its products are
distributed both to hospitals directly and to pharmaceutical wholesalers, which in turn service both hospital and retail
pharmacies with their prescription requirements.

Alliance joined the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2003 and trades under the symbol APH.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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