TIDMABC

RNS Number : 2747O

ABCAM Plc

17 August 2017

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) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                          Abcam plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                              X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                             Select Equity Group, L.P. 
                                                   George Loening 
 City and country of registered                   New York, United States of 
  office (if applicable)                           America 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                             Wells Fargo Bank 
                                                   Morgan Stanley 
                                                   Brown Brothers Harriman 
                                                   Bank of New York Mellon 
                                                   State Street 
                                                   Northern Trust 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                   14/08/2017 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                 16/08/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                              % of voting           % of voting        Total of      Total number 
                            rights attached       rights through       both in %      of voting 
                               to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)     rights of 
                               (total of            instruments                       issuer 
                                 8. A)               (total of 
                                                    8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                        2) 
---------------------  ------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached            4.739%                                      4.739%           204,544,032 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)           5.09%                                       5.09% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                 Direct              Indirect               Direct               Indirect 
                                (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of            (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of 
                                Directive            Directive             Directive             Directive 
                               2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)          2004/109/EC) 
                                 (DTR5.1)            (DTR5.2.1)            (DTR5.1)             (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------------   ------------------------  --------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 GB00B6774699                                      9,693,955                                  4.739% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                  9,693,955                                   4.739% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration                Exercise/       Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument              date                      Conversion      rights that                rights 
                                                    Period          may be acquired 
                                                                    if the instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/converted. 
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                                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                    B 1 
                                                  --------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration                 Exercise/       Physical      Number       % of voting 
  financial              date                      Conversion      or cash        of voting    rights 
  instrument                                       Period          settlement     rights 
                                                   (xi) 
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                                                                   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 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                      X 
  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) 
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       Name           % of voting          % of voting             Total of both 
                      rights if it        rights through            if it equals 
                      equals or is     financial instruments        or is higher 
                      higher than          if it equals          than the notifiable 
                     the notifiable        or is higher               threshold 
                       threshold        than the notifiable 
                                             threshold 
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 George Loening 
  (the ultimate 
  majority owner) 
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 Select Equity 
  GP, LLC 
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 Select Equity 
  Group, L.P. 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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 Place of completion   New York 
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 Date of completion    15/08/2017 
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