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09/03/2017 16:40

RNS Number : 0714Z
Microgen PLC
09 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):
08/03/2017


6. Date on which issuer notified:
09/03/2017


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
13%
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
 8,313,432 
 8,313,432 
 7,535,632 
N/A


 7,535,632 
N/A

12.56
GB00BVVHWX30































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















7,535,632





12.56


























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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