Major shareholders (information as at 26 November 2011)

Abcam plc is both the UK operating company and the holding company for the group. There are a number of trading subsidiaries, which are 100 per cent. owned by Abcam plc, namely; Abcam Inc (US), Mitosciences Inc (US), Ascent Scientific LLP (US) Abcam KK (JP), Ascent Scientific Ltd (UK) and Abcam (Hong Kong) Ltd.

The Company's issued share capital is currently 183,537,564 ordinary shares of 0.2 pence of which 17.24% are owned by directors. 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
share capital

Baillie Gifford

15,995,423

8.72%

BlackRock Investment Management

15,768,495

8.59%

Standard Life Investments

12,665,412

6.90%

William Blair & Company

11,920,414

6.49%

Kames Capital

9,314,543

5.08%

 

Products

We manufacture our own products in two specialist facilities, as well as sourcing from over 300 partners. This way we are able to offer scientists the newest and best research tools available globally regardless of source.

Customers

Our customers are research scientists who need high performance products with detailed technical specifications. Our information-rich products, together with expert customer support and fast delivery makes us the researcher’s choice.

People

Our team are our biggest asset and we are proud to have over 50 in-house PhDs. Nurturing employee excellence is key to our success and we continue to invest in the learning and development of staff.