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0001836883
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001657312
VERONA PHARMA PLC SPD ADR
001-38067
3 More London Riverside
London
X0
SE12RE
443032834200
Kathleen Rickard
Officer
ADS
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
9062
165925.22
639520054
02/05/2024
NASDAQ
ADS
02/01/2024
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
9062
02/01/2024
N/A
Y
The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock units during the period of 02/01/2024 through 05/01/2024.
02/05/2024
02/17/2023
Kathleen Rickard