TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
BIOCOMPATIBLES INTERNATIONAL PLC
2. Reason for the notification State
Yes/No
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may
result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Aberforth Partners LLP
notification obligation (iii):
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Shareholder Shares
different from 3.) (iv):
1. Aberforth Smaller Companies
Trust plc 3,095,425
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies
Fund 1,718,417
3. The Church Commissioners for
England 681,300
1,2 = registered in the name of
Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth,
3= The Church Commissioners for
England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on 08/09/2009
which the threshold is crossed
or reached if different) (v):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 09/09/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 14%
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation Resulting situation
shares previous to the after the triggering
if possible Triggering transaction (vii)
using the ISIN transaction (vi)
CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of rights (ix) rights
Shares Voting shares
Rights
(viii)
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(x) (xi)
Ordinary 5,483,538 5,483,538 5,4953,142 N/A 5,495,142 N/A 13.998%
GBOOVOL2JD04
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial date (xiii) Conversion voting rights
instrument Period/ Date rights that may
(xiv) be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
5,495,142 13.998
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
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:
N/A
14. Contact name:
Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 220 0733