Result of General Meeting – Shareholders approve AIM Delisting

Cambridge, UK, 11 November 2022 – Abcam plc (AIM: ABC; Nasdaq: ABCM) (“Abcam” or the “Company”), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today announces that the resolution put to its General Meeting held today for the cancellation of the admission of its Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM was passed.

The votes were as follows:

Special resolution

In Favour

% In Favour

Against

% Against

% of ISC voted

Withheld

(1)

189,580,480

98.19%

3,485,254

1.81%

84.29

60,213

(1) Approve the cancellation of the admission to trading on AIM of the ordinary shares of nominal value 0.2p each in the capital of the Company and authorise the directors of the Company to take all action reasonable or necessary to effect such cancellation

The issued share capital (“ISC”) as of the date of the meeting was 229,059,401 Ordinary Shares.

The percentage of voting shares in favour and against is the percentage of shares voted and exclude shares on which votes were withheld.

The Company will continue to provide shareholders with an opportunity to deposit their Ordinary Shares with the Depositary in exchange for delivery of ADSs, without cost, in connection with the AIM Delisting prior to or on 14 December 2022 (being the date on which the AIM Delisting takes effect). Further details are set out in the Shareholder Circular dated 17 October 2022.

The Company confirms that, as at today’s date, the pending timetable for the cancellation of the admission to trading on AIM of the Company’s ordinary shares is as follows:

Pending timetable

Last date for receipt by the Registrar from certificated shareholders of duly completed Certificated Transfer Forms and original share certificates

5.00 p.m. on 1 December 2022

Latest date for receipt by the Depositary from CREST holders of duly completed issuance forms

5.00 p.m. on 1 December 2022

Expected date for issuance of ADSs to block transfer participants

12 December 2022

Expected date of mailing of ADS confirmations to shareholders by the Depositary

13 December 2022

Last day of dealings in the Ordinary Shares on AIM

13 December 2022

Cancellation of admission to trading on AIM of the Ordinary Shares

7.00 a.m. on 14 December 2022

Notes to the timetable

References to times and dates in this announcement are to times and dates in London, United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
Each of the times and dates in the above timetable are subject to change. If any of the above times and/or dates change, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to shareholders by announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
The capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meaning set out in the announcement made by the Company at 7.00 a.m. on 17 October 2022.

Media contact: external.comms@abcam.com