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1 Aug 2007 11:14

Numis Securities Limited01 August 2007 AMENDMENT The following replaces the EPT disclosure released yesterday at 17.06 under RNSNumber 2547B. The 'Name of the offeree/offeror with which connected' shouldhave been Abcam Plc. DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Numis Securities Limited Company dealt in Abcam PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares 1pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 30 July 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) Nil Nil Nil Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 5,000 348 Pence 348 Pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFDNil Nil Nil Nil (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) Nil Nil Nil 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. N/A Date of disclosure 31 July 2007 Contact name Henry Jenkins Telephone number 0207 260 1259 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Abcam PLC Nature of connection (Note 6) Financial Adviser and Broker to the Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange