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RNS Number : 4675Z
Microgen PLC
14 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
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
YES
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 (pleasespecify): 

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.Dateoftransaction(anddateonwhichthethresholdis crossedorreachedifdifferent):
13/03/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14/03/2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
11%
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
7,535,632
7,535,632
6,041,032
N/A


6,041,032
N/A

10.07
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period
No.ofvotingrightsthatmay beacquirediftheinstrument 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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nominal
%
N/A
N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
6,041,032
10.07

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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