Microgen PLC Holding(s) in Company (5197E)

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RNS Number : 5197E

Microgen PLC

09 May 2017

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                     Microgen plc 
  the underlying 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                                                                  ü 
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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                                              Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency         ü 
  specify):                                                 Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                           Schroders plc & Schroder Investment 
  subject to the                                                              Management Limited 
  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                                                       05.05.17 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                          08.05.17 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                    From 16% - 15% 
  crossed 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 
  of             to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                 of                of                of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
   Ordinary 
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 GB00BVVHWX30     10,177,597        10,177,597        9,677,597       N/A       9,677,597         N/A        15.924% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       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          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting 
  financial        price          date            Conversion         rights instrument           rights (xix, 
  instrument                      (xvii)          period             refers to                   xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                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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                      9,677,597                                                   15.924% 
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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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   Schroder Investment Management Limited 9,677,597 15.924% 
 
 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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                                                                The shares referred to in 
  13. Additional information:                                   section 9 are held in portfolios 
                                                                managed by those firms on 
                                                                a discretionary basis for 
                                                                clients under investment 
                                                                management agreements. This 
                                                                disclosure has been calculated 
                                                                based on issue share capital 
                                                                amount 60,771,938. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                          Shaheen Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             020 7658 6000 

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