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0002014301
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001657312
Verona Pharma plc
001-38067
3 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE
London
X0
SE12RE
442032834200
ANDREW FISHER
Officer
ADS
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
30000
2017200.00
85132003
05/15/2025
NASDAQ
ADS
05/15/2025
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
30000
05/15/2025
Cash
N
ANDREW FISHER
3 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE
London
X0
SE12RE
ADS
04/29/2025
3259
234126.56
The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.
05/15/2025
01/15/2025
/s/ Andrew Fisher