20th Mar 2007 14:28
microgen
Information Management Solutions
20 March 2007Microgen plc (the "Company")Notifiable Interests
The Company received notice on 15 March 2007 in compliance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules that Schroders plc is interested in 14,031,591 Ordinary Shares representing 13.67% of the issued share capital of the Company, which is currently 102,651,776 Ordinary Shares.
The shares are registered in the name of:
No. of shares Schroder Investment Management Limited 14,031,591
The Company was also notified by UBS AG on 13 March 2007 in compliance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules that UBS Global Asset Management - Traditional is interested 5,902,035 Ordinary Shares representing 5.75% of the issued share capital of the Company.
The shares are registered in the name of:
No. of shares UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 5,902,035
These shares are held by proxy on behalf of a number of asset management clients.
This disclosure was made by UBS AG to fulfil the following FSA requirement:
"The Transparency Directive states that where a major shareholder has not been required (because of an acquisition or disposal of voting rights or due to a change in the total of voting rights in issue) to make an announcement to the issuer prior to the 20thMarch 2007, then we must do so by that date in any event.".
If you require further information please contact:
G.E. Liddle, Company Secretary
Tel: 01252 772 313
www.microgen.co.uk
MICROGEN PLCRelated Shares:
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