7 Mar 2013 14:59
For immediate release | 7 March 2013 |
ABCAM PLC
("Abcam" or "the Company")
PDMR dealing
Cambridge, UK: Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of protein research tools, was today notified that on 6 March 2013 Jane Cooke, a PDMR of the Company, exercised share options over 30,475 ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) of which 16,000 had an exercise price of 0.2p per share and 14,475 had an exercise price of 92.4p per share. Mrs Cooke subsequently sold 30,475 shares at a price of 442p per Ordinary Share.
Following these transactions, Mrs Cooke's total beneficial interest in the Company is 10,676 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.005 per cent of the current issued share capital of the Company.
For further information please contact:
Abcam | + 44 (0) 1223 696 000 |
Jeff Iliffe, Chief Financial Officer
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Numis Securities - Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker | + 44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
Michael Meade - Nominated Adviser | |
James Black - Corporate Broking
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Peel Hunt LLP - Joint Broker | + 44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
Andy Crossley - Corporate Broking
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Buchanan | + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Mark Court / Fiona Henson / Sophie Cowles |
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About Abcam plc
Abcam is a producer and distributor of high quality protein research tools. These tools enable life scientists to analyse components of living cells at the molecular level, which is essential in understanding health and disease.
Headquartered in Cambridge (UK), Abcam has subsidiary offices in Bristol (UK), Cambridge, MA (USA), Eugene, OR (USA), San Francisco, CA (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Hangzhou and Hong Kong (both in China), allowing it to serve a global customer base in over 130 countries. Abcam employs over 680 staff across its eight operating companies.
Abcam now has an online catalogue of over 105,000 products sourced from over 400 suppliers. The catalogue includes a growing range of non-primary antibody products such as secondaries, proteins, peptides, lysates, immunoassays and other kits. Products are available for life science research and distributed to academic and commercial users. A highly developed eCommerce platform, which includes regional websites for the Chinese and Japanese markets, allows customers to access up-to-date and detailed technical product data sheets at the Company's website www.abcam.com.
Abcam was admitted to AIM in November 2005 and trades under the ticker symbol ABC. The Company's vision is to be the world's leading life science tools company.