Major shareholders (information as at 14 June 2010)
Abcam plc is both the UK operating company and the holding company for the group. The three trading subsidiaries, which are 100 per cent. owned by Abcam plc, are Abcam Inc (a US registered company), Abcam KK (a Japanese registered company) and Abcam (Hong Kong) Ltd.
The Company's issued share capital is currently 35,950,642 ordinary shares of which 17.94% are owned by directors. The percentage of shares not in the public hands is 18.29%. The Company has nil treasury shares, and there are no restrictions on transfers of ordinary shares.
The institutional holders with more than 3% holding are:
Institution | Total holding | % issued |
BlackRock Investment Management | 2,943,430 | 8.19% |
Baillie Gifford | 2,415,685 | 6.72% |
Standard Life Investments | 2,361,630 | 6.57% |
Aegon Asset Management | 2,233,650 | 6.21% |
Artemis Investment Management | 2,007,944 | 5.59% |
Fidelity Investments | 1,501,239 | 4.18% |
Wasatch Advisors | 1,443,096 | 4.01% |
RBC Europe Collateral Account | 1,137,851 | 3.17% |