14 Mar 2017 16:32
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |  Microgen PLC | |||||||||
 2. Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |  YES | |||||||||
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||||||||
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with a similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||||||||||
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||
 Other (please specify): | ||||||||||
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |  Aberforth Partners LLP | |||||||||
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |  Nortrust Nominees Ltd | |||||||||
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |  13/03/2017 | |||||||||
 6. Date on which issuer notified: |  14/03/2017 | |||||||||
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |  11% | |||||||||
8: Notified Details | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||
Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
If possible use ISIN code | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||
 Direct |  Indirect |  Direct |  Indirect | |||||||
 Ordinary |  7,535,632 |  7,535,632 |  6,041,032 |  N/A |  6,041,032 |  N/A |  10.07 | |||
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/converted | % of voting rights | ||||
 N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A | ||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration price | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |||
 N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A | Nominal | % | ||
N/A | N/A | |||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||
 6,041,032 |  10.07 | |||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP | ||||||||
Proxy Voting: | ||||||||
10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A | |||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |||||||
13. Additional information: | ||||||||
14. Contact name: | Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP | |||||||
15. Contact telephone name: | 0131 220 0733 | |||||||
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