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Aquabounty TechnologiesAnnouncement

26/01/2017 07:06

RNS Number : 1508V
Aqua Bounty Technologies, Inc.
26 January 2017
26 January 2017
AquaBounty Technologies Inc.
("AquaBounty" or the "Company")
Holdings Announcement
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (AIM: ABTU; NASDAQ: AQB), a biotechnology company focused on enhancing productivity in aquaculture and a majority-owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON) ("Intrexon"), is hereby updating information regarding certain ownership of its Common Shares pursuant to the requirements of AIM.On 20 January 2017, a customary filing was made with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission on behalf of Mr. Randal J. Kirk (the CEO of Intrexon) reporting Mr. Kirk's holding of 930,530 Common Shares representing 10.5% of the Company's total voting rights. That notification included that Third Security, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company that is managed by Mr. Kirk, held 849,201 of these Common Shares, representing 9.6% of the Company's total voting rights.
According to the filing, the holdings arose as a result of the pro rata distribution of the special stock dividend of AquaBounty Common Shares by Intrexon on 18 January 2017, as previously disclosed.
Enquiries:
AquaBounty
David Frank, Chief Financial Officer
+1 978 648 6048


Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
Stewart Wallace
+44 20 7710 7600


Luther Pendragon
Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury
+44 20 7618 9100

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