Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8167Z

Microgen PLC

17 March 2017

 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                            YES    

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                            

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 a similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                                                

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                             

Other (please specify):  _______________________                                                                                                                    

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:                                                 Aberforth Partners LLP                                                  

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

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):                                                    16/03/2017                                                       

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                  17/03/2017                                                       

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                                     10%                                                     

8: Notified Details                                                                                                                      

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                     

Class/type of shares      Situation previous to the triggering transaction                  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                               

If possible use ISIN code            Number of shares           Number of voting rights   Number of shares           Number of voting rights                                        % of voting rights                      

                                                Direct                            Indirect  Direct                Indirect

Ordinary            6,041,032          6,041,032          5,485,332         N/A                               5,485,332         N/A                   9.14

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                     

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                            

Type of financial instrument                     Expiration date              Exercise/ conversion period                    No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/converted                                    % of voting rights          

N/A                   N/A                   N/A                   N/A                               N/A      

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                            

Type of financial instrument                     Expiration price  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion period                    No. of voting rights instrument refers to                                   % of voting rights          

                                                                                                            Nominal            %

N/A                   N/A       N/A       N/A                   N/A                               N/A       N/A

Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                              

Number of voting rights                                                               Percentage of voting rights                                             

5,485,332                                                                      9.14                                         

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

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP                                                                                                              

Proxy Voting:                                                                                                               

10. Name of 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:                                                                                                                      

14. Contact name:                                                         Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP                                                 

15. Contact telephone name:                                                      0131 220 0733                                                  

 

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