Notification of Shares

18 Jan 2008 12:53

Oxford Biomedica PLC18 January 2008 For immediate release 18 January 2008 OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. 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): 16 January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) GB0006648157 58,927,308 58,927,308 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect GB0006648157 59,097,037 59,097,037 11.00% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 59,097,037 11.00% 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 59,097,037 11.00% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 32,912,027 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 7,176,026 M&G Group Limited 59,097,037 11.00% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 32,912,027 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 7,176,026 M&G Investment Management Limited 58,962,421 10.97% Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 32,912,027 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 7,176,026 M&G Limited 59,097,037 11.00% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 32,912,027 Nortrust Noms Ltd 124,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 7,176,026 M&G Securities Limited 33,046,643 6.15% Norturst Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 134,616 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 32,912,027 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 25,926,394 4.82% PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 18,750,368 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 7,176,026 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