PDMR Shareholding

ABCAM PLC

("Abcam" or "the Company")

PDMR Dealing

Cambridge, UK: Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of protein research tools, was notified today that on 4 May 2012 Ed Ralph, a PDMR of the Company, sold 20,000 Ordinary Shares held by his wife, Victoria Ralph, at a price of 370.14p per share.

Following this transaction, Mr Ralph's total beneficial interest in the Company is 362,159 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.18 per cent of the current issued share capital of the Company. 

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About Abcam plc

Abcam is a producer and distributor of high quality protein research tools. These tools enable life scientists to analyse components of living cells at the molecular level, which is essential in understanding health and disease.

Headquartered in Cambridge (UK), Abcam has subsidiary offices in Bristol (UK), Cambridge, MA (USA), Eugene, OR (USA), San Francisco, CA (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Hangzhou and Hong Kong (both in China), allowing it to serve a global customer base in over 85 countries. Abcam employs over 590 staff across its eight operating companies.

Abcam now has an online catalogue of over 90,000 products sourced from over 300 suppliers. The catalogue includes a growing range of non-primary antibody products such as secondaries, proteins, peptides, lysates, immunoassays and other kits. Products are available for life science research and distributed to academic and commercial users. A highly developed eCommerce platform, which includes regional websites for the Chinese and Japanese markets, allows customers to access up-to-date and detailed technical product data sheets at the Company's website www.abcam.com.

Abcam was admitted to AIM in November 2005 and trades under the ticker symbol ABC. The Company's vision is to be the world's leading life science tools company.