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 Aberforth Partners LLP
person(s)
subject to the
notification
obligation
(iii):
4. Full name of Shareholder
shareholder(s) Shares
(if different
from 3.) (iv): 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 3,111,725
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 1,704,917
3. The Church Commissioners for England 666,600
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 08/12/2009
transaction (and
date on which
the threshold is
crossed
or reached if
different) (v):
6. Date on which 09/12/2009
issuer notified:
7. Threshold(s) 14%
that is/are
crossed or
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 5,503,242 5,503,242 5,483,242 N/A 5,483,242 N/A 13.96%
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B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date (xiii) Conversion rights that may be rights
instrument Period/ Date (xiv) 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
5,483,242 13.96
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