7th May 2008 15:31
ABCAM Plc07 May 2008 For immediate release 7 May 2008 ABCAM PLC ("Abcam" or "the Company") Grant of Share Options to Director Cambridge UK, 7 May 2008: Abcam plc announces that on 7 May 2008, JonathanMilner, Chief Executive of the Company, was granted options as detailed belowover Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company, at an exercise price of 413p pershare. The Abcam 2005 Share Option Scheme - 41,162 Ordinary Shares The Abcam Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme - 4,842 Ordinary Shares Following this grant of options Dr Milner has a total of 99,019 options overOrdinary Shares of 1p each in the Company under the Abcam 2005 Share OptionScheme, and a total of 40,556 options over Ordinary Shares of 1p each in theCompany under the Abcam Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme. For further information please contact: Abcam + 44 (0) 1223 696000 Jonathan Milner, Chief Executive OfficerJeffrey Iliffe, Chief Financial Officer www.abcam.com Numis Securities + 44 (0) 20 7260 1000James Black / Nick Westlake Buchanan Communications + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000 Mark Court / Mary-Jane Johnson / Susanna Gale Notes for editors: About Abcam plc Abcam is a producer and distributor of research-grade antibodies headquarteredin Cambridge, UK, with a US office located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and aJapanese office in Tokyo. Abcam was admitted to AIM in November 2005 and tradesunder the ticker symbol ABC. The Company produces and distributes its own andthird party produced antibodies to academic and commercial users throughout theworld with product information provided and ordering available through theCompany's website, www.abcam.com. The antibodies are sold under the Abcam brandname. The Company's vision is to build the largest online antibody resource inthe world while also ensuring that the antibodies are of high quality andcommercially viable. Abcam now has an online catalogue of over 42,500 products,most of which are antibodies, from over 200 suppliers supported by up-to-dateand detailed technical data sheets, which are created by the Company. TheCompany currently employs 178 staff in its three operating companies. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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