UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Harvard
Bioscience, Inc.
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Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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416906105
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31
December 2009
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(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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1
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Names
of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
F&C
Asset Management plc
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2
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a) [
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(b) [
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3
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SEC
Use Only
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4
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization.
United
Kingdom
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5 Sole
Voting Power
1,625,750
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6 Shared
Voting Power
0
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7 Sole
Dispositive Power
1,625,750
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8 Shared
Dispositive Power
0
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9
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,625,750
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10
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) [ ]
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11
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.52%
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12
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA,
CO, FI
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Item 1.
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(a)
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Name
of Issuer
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Harvard
Bioscience, Inc.
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(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
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84
October Hill Road, Holliston, MA
01746
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Item 2.
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(a)
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Name
of Person Filing
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F&C
Asset Management plc
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(b)
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
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80
George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3BU, United Kingdom
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(c)
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Citizenship
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F&C
Asset Management plc is a corporation organised under the laws of the
United Kingdom
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(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities
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Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”)
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(e)
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CUSIP
Number
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416906105
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Item 3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is
a:
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(a)
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[
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Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78o).
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(b)
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[
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Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(c)
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[
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Insurance
Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
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(d)
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[
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Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C 80a-8).
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(e)
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[
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An
investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
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[
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An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
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[
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A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
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[
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A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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(i)
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[
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A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-3);
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(j)
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[X]
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A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with
§240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
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(k)
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[
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Group,
in accordance with
§240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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Item 4.
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Ownership
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(a)
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Amount
Beneficially Owned
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1,625,750
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(b)
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Percent
of Class
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5.52%
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(c)
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Number
of shares as to which such person has:
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(i)
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sole
power to vote or to direct the vote
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1,625,750
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(ii)
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shared
power to vote or to direct the vote
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0
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(iii)
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sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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1,625,750
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(iv)
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shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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Item 5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Item 6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
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Item 7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company
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Item 8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group
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Item 9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Item 10.
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Certification
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11 February 2010 | ||
Date
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F&C
ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC
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By:
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/s/
Marrack Tonkin
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Signature
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Marrack
Tonkin, Company Secretary
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Name/Title
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