17 Jun 2010 11:38

For immediate release | 17 June 2010 |
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Oxford BioMedica Plc
Notification of Major Interest in Shares
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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares | |||
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Oxford BioMedica Plc | ||
 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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 Other (please specify): |
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |  Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) | ||
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | ||
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |  15 June 2010 | ||
 6. Date on which issuer notified: |  16 June 2010 | ||
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |  From 4% to 3% | ||
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8: Notified Details | |||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||||||
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code GB0006648157 | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction   | |||||||||
Number of shares 22,476,084 Â | Number of voting rights 22,476,084 | Number of shares 21,605,215 | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||
Direct 21,605,215 |  Indirect  |  Direct 3.98% |  Indirect | ||||||||
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B: Financial Instruments  | |||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||
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Total (A+B) Â | |||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||
21,605,215 | 3.98% | ||||||||||
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Â
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Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of proxy holder: Â |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â |
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13. Additional information: Â |
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14 Contact name: Â | Andrew Wood |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | 01865 783000 |
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