ABCAM Plc Holding(s) in Company (4100W)

TIDMABC

RNS Number : 4100W

ABCAM Plc

06 November 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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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                                         X 
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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                              Select Equity Group, L.P. 
  to the                                                                   George Loening 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                    Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                            Citibank, London 
                                                              Goldman Sachs International 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                      5 November 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        6 November 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                   5% 
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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 
-------------  -----------------  ---------------------  ---------  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                          Direct     Direct       Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)         (xii) 
-------------  ----  -----  ----      -------  ----      ---------  -----------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 
 GB00B6774699                      9,912,364                                      10,218,415                 5.09% 
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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 (xiii)        Conversion Period           rights that may            rights 
                                                 (xiv)                       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 financial    Exercise         Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting            % of voting rights 
  instrument           price            date (xvii)    Conversion     rights instrument           (xix, xx) 
                                                       period         refers to 
                                                       (xviii) 
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                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
-------------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  --------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,218,415                                                          5.09% 
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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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   George Loening is the ultimate majority owner of Select Equity Group, 
   L.P. The position that is the subject of this disclosure is held through 
   a number of funds and managed accounts which are managed on a discretionary 
   basis by Select Equity Group, L.P. 
 
 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, CFO 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                         01223 696000 
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