RNS Number : 5080C
Microgen PLC
13 November 2009
Microgen plc (the "Company")
Notifiable Interests
The Company received the following notice on 12 November 2009 in compliance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules from Aberforth Partners LLP:
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Microgen PLC
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Aberforth Partners LLP
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Shareholder Shares
1. Aberforth Smaller
Companies Trust plc 8,790,726
2. Aberforth UK Small
Companies Fund 4,832,851
3. The Church Commissioners
for England 1,954,500
4. Aberforth Geared Capital
& Income Trust plc 1,627,000
1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth, 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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10/11/2009
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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11/11/2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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20%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary
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17,740,977
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17,740,977
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17,205,077
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N/A
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17,205,077
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N/A
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19.80
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GB0005869531
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise
price
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
period
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Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
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% of voting rights
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Nominal
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Delta
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N/A
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N/A
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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17,205,077
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19.80
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
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In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 2,629,200 shares although we do not have access to the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth Partners LLP is, therefore, interested in a total of 19,834,277 shares of the above company. This interest arises as a result of the discretionary investment management powers that we can exercise over the funds of our clients. Aberforth Partners LLP is not the beneficial owner of these shares.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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N//A
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14. Contact name:
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Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
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15. Contact telephone number:
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0131 220 0733
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