ABCAM Plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (0577L)

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RNS Number : 0577L

ABCAM Plc

28 September 2016

For immediate release

28 September 2016

ABCAM PLC

("Abcam" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding Notification

Cambridge, UK: Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, was notified on 27 September 2016 that Jim Warwick, a Director of the Company, transferred 62,000 ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for nil consideration to Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge (registered charity no. 1137875) on 26 September 2016. This donation will be used by the College to provide student bursaries and hardship funds.

As a result of the transaction described above, Jim Warwick's total interest in the Company has decreased by 62,000 Ordinary Shares to a total of 2,881,381 Ordinary Shares.

The notifications for Jim Warwick can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

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For further information, please contact:

 
                                      + 44 (0) 1223 
Abcam                                  696 000 
Suzanne Smith, Company Secretary 
J.P.Morgan Cazenove - Nominated       + 44 (0) 20 7742 
 Advisor & Corporate Broker            4000 
James Mitford / Christopher Cargill 
                                      + 44 (0) 20 3727 
FTI Consulting                         1000 
Ben Atwell / Brett Pollard / 
 Natalie Garland-Collins 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities/person closely associated 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                          Jim Warwick 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status               Director 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification          Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                          Abcam plc 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal Entity                  N/A 
        Identifier 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to 
        be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
        date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description                   Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence 
        of the financial              each 
        instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
        Identification                GB00B6774699 
        code 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of                     Gift of shares 
        the transaction 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                      GBP 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and                     Price(s)        Volume(s) 
        volume(s) 
----  ----------------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
   Nil                                                62,000 
  -------------------------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 e)    Aggregated 
        information                    62,000 
        - Aggregated                   Nil 
        volume                         Nil 
        - Price 
        - Aggregated 
        total 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of the                   26 September 2016 
        transaction 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of the                  London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
----  ----------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

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