Interest In Shares

18 Dec 2007 13:35

Oxford Biomedica PLC18 December 2007 For Immediate Release 18 DECEMBER 2007 Oxford BioMedica PLC Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Oxford BioMedica PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Prudential plc group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Prudential plc (parent company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudentialplc) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 13 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of shares voting Rights (viii)GB0006648157 52,943,339 52,943,339 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of Number of Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightsshares if possible sharesusing the ISINCODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct IndirectGB0006648157 54,488,025 54,488,025 10.19% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of % of voting voting rights rights 54,488,025 10.19% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Registered Holder Holding % Prudential plc Total Notifiable Interest 54,488,025 10.19% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 30,342,543 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 5,134,498 M&G Group Limited 54,488,025 10.19% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 30,342,543 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 5,134,498 M&G Investment ManagementLimited 54,353,409 10.16% Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 30,342,543 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 5,134,498 M&G Limited 54,488,025 10.19% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 30,342,543 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 5,134,498 M&G Securities Limited 30,477,159 5.70% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 30,342,543 The Prudential AssuranceCompany Limited 23,886,866 4.46% PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 5,134,498 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Andrew Wood 15. Contact telephone number: 01865 783000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange