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RNS Number : 1493W

Microgen PLC

06 February 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 Microgen PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                                                 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                                               i. Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency 
  specify):                                                  Directive II Regulation 
                                                             ii. Change in the Total Voting Rights 
                                                             of the company 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                               Aberforth Partners LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           Nortrust Nominees Ltd 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                    03/02/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                       06/02/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                               14% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                Number            Number            Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                 of                of                of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
   Ordinary 
                                                                              ------------- 
 GB00BVVHWX30     10,511,403        10,511,403        8,313,432       N/A       8,313,432         N/A         13.86 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A                N/A             N/A                               N/A                         N/A 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting 
  financial        price          date            Conversion         rights instrument           rights (xix, 
  instrument                      (xvii)          period             refers to                   xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A              N/A             N/A             N/A               N/A                         Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                N/A           N/A 
-------------      ------------    ------------      ------------    -------  -------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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                      8,313,432                                                    13.86 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                  N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Pauline Robson, Aberforth 
                                                           Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            0131 220 0733 
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