Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5115I
Microgen PLC
12 March 2010
 



12 March 2010

 

Microgen plc (the "Company")

 

Notifiable Interests

 

The Company received the following notice on 11 March 2010 in compliance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules from Lloyds Banking Group plc:

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

 

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 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 the notification obligation:

 

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

 

See Section 9.

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

 

10 March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

11 March 2010

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

 

Direct/Indirect holdings decreased to below 6%



 

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

Ord 5p Shares

5,346,864

5,346,864

1,372,602

1,372,602

3,671,935

1.579%

4.226%

GB0005869531

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

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

 

% of voting
rights






 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,044,537

5.805%

 

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

5,040,173 shares (5.800%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct/Indirect Interests).

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the 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:

 

Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 86,897,277

14. Contact name:

 

 Matthew Wilson

15. Contact telephone number:

 

 0113 235 7729

 

 

If you require further information please contact:

A. Siddiqi, Company Secretary                                       Tel: 01252 772 326

www.microgen.com

 

 

 


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
HOLSFMFFEFSSEID
UK 100

Latest directors dealings