Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5824C

Microgen PLC

16 November 2009

Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons

Microgen plc (the "Company")

16 November 2009

The Company announces that it received notice on 11 November 2009 that Tom Crawford exercised options over 20,125 Ordinary Shares at 5 pence per share under the Microgen Performance Share Plan 2006. Following this transaction Mr. Crawford's total shareholding in the Company is 85,050 Ordinary Shares representing 0.10% of the Company's issued share capital.

The Company also received notice on 11 November 2009 that the following PDMRs exercised options as indicated below and subsequently sold the shares on 12 November 2009:

Name of PDMR:	Martin Redington
Scheme Name:	Microgen 1999 Executive Share Option Scheme
Total Number of Shares exercised:	50,000
Exercise price in pence:	42.50
Number of Shares sold:	50,000
Sale price in pence:	92
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following this notification:	120,000
Total Number of Shares held in the Company following this notification:	14,925 - 0.02%

Name of PDMR:	Martin Redington
Scheme Name:	Microgen 1999 Executive Share Option Scheme
Total Number of Shares exercised:	30,000
Exercise price in pence:	20.33
Number of Shares sold:	30,000
Sale price in pence:	92
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following this notification:	120,000
Total Number of Shares held in the Company following this notification:	14,925 - 0.02%

Name of PDMR:	Anjum Siddiqi
Scheme Name:	Microgen Approved Company Share Option Plan 2006
Total Number of Shares exercised:	3,333
Exercise price in pence:	59.33
Number of Shares sold:	3,333
Sale price in pence:	92
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following this notification:	115,000
Total Number of Shares held in the Company following this notification:	N/A

Name of PDMR:	Neil Thomson
Scheme Name:	Microgen 1999 Executive Share Option Scheme
Total Number of Shares exercised:	50,000
Exercise price in pence:	42.50
Number of Shares sold:	50,000
Sale price in pence:	92
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following this notification:	90,000
Total Number of Shares held in the Company following this notification:	N/A

Name of PDMR:	Neil Thomson
Scheme Name:	Microgen Employee Share Participation Scheme 1999
Total Number of Shares exercised:	50,000
Exercise price in pence:	25
Number of Shares sold:	50,000
Sale price in pence:	92
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following this notification:	90,000
Total Number of Shares held in the Company following this notification:	N/A

Name of PDMR:	Neil Thomson
Scheme Name:	Microgen Performance Share Plan 2006
Total Number of Shares exercised:	20,125
Exercise price in pence:	5
Number of Shares sold:	20,125
Sale price in pence:	92
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following this notification:	90,000
Total Number of Shares held in the Company following this notification:	N/A

Further to the above, the Company also received notice on 13 November 2009 that Clare Groom, a PDMR in the Company, exercised options on 13 November 2009 as indicated below:

Name of PDMR:	Clare Groom
Scheme Name:	Microgen Employee Share Participation Scheme 1999
Total Number of Shares exercised:	30,000
Exercise price in pence:	65

Scheme Name:	Microgen Performance Share Plan 2006
Total Number of Shares exercised:	20,125
Exercise price in pence:	5
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following this notification:	140,000
Total Number of Shares held in the Company following this notification:	86,296 - 0.10%