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www.microgen.com
31 October 2008
Posting of Shareholder Circular
Microgen plc's ('Microgen' or the 'Company') interim management statement released on 14 October 2008 provided details of a proposed tender offer and management incentive scheme.
Microgen today announces that it has posted to its shareholders a copy of the circular (the 'Shareholder Circular') setting out full details of both the proposed tender offer and management incentive scheme. The Shareholder Circular also contains a notice of a General Meeting of the Microgen shareholders to be held at Fleet House, 3 Fleetwood Park, Barley Way, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 2QJ on 19 November 2008 at 9.00 a.m..
Copies of the Shareholder Circular will be available for inspection during normal business hours at the registered office of Microgen and at the London office of the Company's solicitors, Clyde & Co LLP. The Shareholder Circular has also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
The Shareholder Circular is also available on Microgen's website at: http://www.microgen.com
Contact:
Martyn Ratcliffe, Chairman
David Sherriff, Chief Operating Officer
Philip Wood, Group Finance Director 01252-772300
Giles Sanderson, Financial Dynamics 020-7831-3113
Haya Chelhot, Financial Dynamics
Michael Lacey-Solymar, Investec 020-7597-4000
Rowena Murray, Investec