Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1184C
Microgen PLC
06 November 2009
 




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Microgen plc


2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

 


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 


Other (please specify):

This is a disclosure of holdings following the sale of Insight Investment Management Limited on 2 November 2009 by Lloyds Banking Group plc. 


X


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


Lloyds Banking Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


See Section 9.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:


2 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:


4 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



N/A - Direct/Indirect holdings remain above 6% as previously disclosed. 

  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the 
triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of

Shares

Number
of

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ord 5p Shares

5,215,162

5,215,162

1,400,217

1,400,217

3,946,647

1.611%

4.542%

GB0005869531


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/ 
Conversion 
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.


% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial
instrument

Exercise 
price

Expiration 
date

Exercise/
Conversion 

period

Number of voting 
rights instrument 
refers to

% of voting rights


 

 

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta


 

 


Total (A+B+C)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,346,864

6.153%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

5,342,503 shares (6.148%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct/Indirect Interests).


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A


13. Additional information:


Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 86,897,277

14. Contact name:


Anjum Siddiqi, Company Secretary Microgen plc

15. Contact telephone number:


01252 772 326



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