Aptitude Software Group PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2013

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RNS Number : 5743R

Microgen PLC

28 October 2013

Microgen plc (the "Company")

Notifiable Interests

The Company received the following notice on 25 October 2013 in compliance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules from FIL Limited:





TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Microgen Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
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: iii	FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	24th October 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	25th October 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 x
Indirect		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB0005869531	3,903,638			3,903,638			4,146,338				4,146,338			5.02%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					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 xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
												Nominal			Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
4,146,338								5.02

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi


Sum of Factored Shares Held
Custodian	Advisor	Total
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)	FFML-FIL FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED	3,147,617
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FIJ-FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED	174,100
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)	FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED	824,621
Grand Total		4,146,338

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FIL Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

242,700

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

24th October 2013

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Nina Collomosse

15. Contact telephone number:

If you require further information please contact:

Anjum O'Neill, Company Secretary, Microgen plc Tel: 020 7496 8100

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