microgen
Information Management Solutions
20 March 2007
Microgen plc (the "Company")
Notifiable Interests
The Company received notice on 15 March 2007 in compliance with the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules that Schroders plc is interested in 14,031,591 Ordinary
Shares representing 13.67% of the issued share capital of the Company, which is
currently 102,651,776 Ordinary Shares.
The shares are registered in the name of:
No. of shares
Schroder Investment Management Limited 14,031,591
The Company was also notified by UBS AG on 13 March 2007 in compliance with the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules that UBS Global Asset Management -
Traditional is interested 5,902,035 Ordinary Shares representing 5.75% of the
issued share capital of the Company.
The shares are registered in the name of:
No. of shares
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 5,902,035
These shares are held by proxy on behalf of a number of asset management
clients.
This disclosure was made by UBS AG to fulfil the following FSA requirement:
"The Transparency Directive states that where a major shareholder has not been
required (because of an acquisition or disposal of voting rights or due to a
change in the total of voting rights in issue) to make an announcement to the
issuer prior to the 20thMarch 2007, then we must do so by that date in any
event.".
If you require further information please contact:
G.E. Liddle, Company Secretary
Tel: 01252 772 313
www.microgen.co.uk
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