Holding(s) in Company (4556D)

TIDMABC

RNS Number : 4556D

ABCAM Plc

16 May 2012

 
 
 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                                    y 
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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                               y 
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 Other (please 
  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                     11(th) May 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       15(th) May 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed               Holding has gone below 10% 
  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 
                 of                 of                      of shares     rights                    rights (x) 
                 Shares             Voting 
                                    Rights 
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                                                           Direct        Direct       Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)         (xii) 
-------------  ----  ----  -----  ---  ---------  ------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------- 
 GB00B6774699   16,073,173         16,073,173              N/A           N/A          14,692,907   N/A        7.41% 
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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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 CFD                                                                         4,179,204             Nominal    Delta 
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                                                                                                   2.11%      2.11% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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 18,872,111                                                              9.52% 
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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 - 18,872,111 (9.52%) 
 
 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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                                           Abcam Plc 
  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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