ABC.L Regulatory News (ABC)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Abcam PLC

2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

x

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustee of the BlackRock UK Smaller Companies Fund

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

7th April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9th April 2009 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Gone below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0LWCX12

1,407,588

1,407,588

791,451

791,451

N/A

2.23%

N/A

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

791,451

2.23%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustee of the BlackRock UK Smaller Companies Fund

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS

Phone number 

020 7743 2602

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

Kai Chew

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name 

BlackRock, Inc

Contact address 

33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS

Phone number 

020 7743 2602

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Kai Chew

C: Additional information