TIDMABC
RNS Number : 7660Z
ABCAM Plc
28 September 2009
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the | Abcam plc |
| underlying issuer of existing shares to | |
| which voting rights are attached: | |
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which | |
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | |
| voting rights are attached | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic | |
| effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please | | |
| specify): | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Baillie Gifford & Co |
| the notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | |
| different from 3.): | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 25-Sep-09 |
| on which the threshold is crossed | |
| or reached: | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28-Sep-09 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 5% |
| or reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| shares | to the triggering | |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using | | |
| the ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights |
| | of | of | of | rights | |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| Ordinary Share | Below 5% | Below 5% | 1932777 | | 1932777 | | 5.51 |
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| GB00B0LWCX12 | | | | | | | |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| instrument | date | Conversion | rights that may be | rights |
| | | Period | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| N/A | | | | |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
| Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of | % of voting |
| financial | | | Conversion | voting | rights |
| instrument | price | date | | rights | |
| | | | period | instrument | |
| | | | | refers to | |
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| N/A | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 1932777 | 5.51 |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights and |
| the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. |
| Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of |
| an investment management group. |
| Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [319885; |
| 0.9%] is also a discretionary investment manager. |
| Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [791500; 2.3%] is |
| an OElC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its |
| discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co. |
| Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [224952; 0.6%] is |
| a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management services |
| from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account shareholdings. |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder | |
| will cease to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease | |
| to hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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| 14. Contact name: | Chris Hill |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 275 2147 |
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