Oxford Biomedica PLC Holding(s) in Company (8771L)

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RNS Number : 8771L

Oxford Biomedica PLC

06 October 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Oxford Biomedica plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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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)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                     BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 15,725,017* 
 
                                                                     Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 193,049,729* 
 
                                                                     State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                     40,238,090* 
 
                                                                     *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                     Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 19,344,658 
 
                                                                     Chase Nominees Limited 7,709,254 
 
                                                                     Vidacos Nominees Limited 11,939,558 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     04 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        05 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    >10% to <10% Change at Combined 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             AND 9% to 8% Change at Direct 
                                                                 Interest Level (Box 8A&B) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous             Resulting situation after 
  of               to the triggering              the triggering transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number         Number          Number        Number of                     % of voting 
                   of             of              of            voting                        rights (x) 
                   Shares         Voting          shares        rights 
                                  Rights 
---------------  -------------  --------------  ------------  ----------------------------  ------------------ 
                                                 Direct        Direct          Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
                                                                (xi)            (xii) 
---------------  -------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
  GB00066458157   282,975,178*   282,975,178*    288,006,306   249,012,836     38,993,470    8.06%     1.26% 
                 -------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 
 
   * Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (6,335,351) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting                            % of voting 
 financial         date           Conversion      rights that                                 rights 
 instrument        (xiii)         Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                  acquired if 
                                                  the 
                                                  instrument 
                                                  is 
                                                  exercised/ 
                                                  converted. 
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 RIGHT TO                                        5,791,351* 
  RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES   N/A            N/A              *DIRECT INTEREST                           0.19% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 293,797,657               9.51% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                         The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                         Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
                                            chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                                      Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                               *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                    *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                 of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                           *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                   subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                    *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                               subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                  See Section 4 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 

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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                    Figures are based the total 
                                                 number of voting rights of 
                                                 3,087,953,461 as per the 
                                                 Company's Total Voting Rights 
                                                 Announcement of 4 October 
                                                 2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                  Tim Watts 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                      01865 783000 
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