ABC.L Regulatory News (ABC)

4 Dec 2007 16:14

ABCAM Plc04 December 2007 For immediate release 4 December 2007 ABCAM PLC ("Abcam" or "the Company") Block Listing Application has been made to AIM for the block listing of 250,000 OrdinaryShares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares"). These Shares will be issued as appropriate, over time, in connection with thefollowing option schemes:- The Abcam 2005 Share Option Scheme - 200,000 SharesThe Abcam Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme - 50,000 Shares. When issued the Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existingshares in issue. It is expected that the block listing will become effective on 7 December 2007. For further information please contact: Abcam + 44 (0) 1223 696000 Jonathan Milner, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Iliffe, Chief Financial Officer www.abcam.com Numis Securities + 44 (0) 20 7776 1500 James Black Buchanan Communications + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000 Mark Court / Mary-Jane Johnson Notes for editors: About Abcam plc Abcam is a producer and distributor of research-grade antibodies headquarteredin Cambridge, UK, with a US office located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and aJapanese office in Tokyo. Abcam was admitted to AIM in November 2005 and tradesunder the ticker symbol ABC. The Company produces and distributes its own andthird party produced antibodies to academic and commercial users throughout theworld with product information provided and ordering available through theCompany's website, www.abcam.com. The antibodies are sold under the Abcam brandname. The Company's vision is to build the largest online antibody resource inthe world while also ensuring that the antibodies are of high quality andcommercially viable. Abcam now has an online catalogue of approximately 40,000products, most of which are antibodies, from over 200 suppliers supported byup-to-date and detailed technical data sheets, which are created by the Company.The Company currently employs 140 staff in its three operating companies. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange