ABCAM Plc Holding(s) in Company (0132F)

TIDMABC

RNS Number : 0132F

ABCAM Plc

16 April 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                   Abcam PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                 No 
  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               Yes 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               No 
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 Other (please                                                                  No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                       BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                    14(th) April 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      15(th) April 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                Holding has gone below 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of              to the triggering                         transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number              Number                Number     Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                  of                  of                   of          rights                  (x) 
                  Shares              Voting               shares 
                                      Rights 
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                                                           Direct     Direct       Indirect   Direct    Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)         (xii) 
--------------  ----  -----  -----  ---  -------  ------  ---------  -----------  ---------  --------  ------------- 
 GB00B6774699    15,608,991          15,608,991            N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A       Below 5% 
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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 
  instrument                   date                 Conversion Period               rights that may          voting 
                               (xiii)               (xiv)                           be                       rights 
                                                                                    acquired if the 
                                                                                    instrument is 
                                                                                    exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Exercise           Expiration       Exercise/         Number of        % of voting 
  instrument            price              date (xvii)      Conversion        voting rights    rights (xix, 
                                                            period            instrument       xx) 
                                                            (xviii)           refers to 
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 N/A                                                                         N/A              Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                              N/A           N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 N/A                                                                  Below 5% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - N/A (Below 5%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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:                         Jeff Iliffe 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             01223 696000 
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