Oxford Instruments Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMOXIG 
 
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       Oxford Instruments PLC 
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights 
are attached: 
 
 
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) 
 
                                                                        Yes 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
 
                                                                        No 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in 
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached 
 
                                                                        No 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect 
to qualifying financial instruments 
 
                                                                        No 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
                                                                        No 
Other (please specify): 
 
                                          Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to 
notification obligation: 
 
                                          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        Nortrust Nominees Limited 
different from 3):                        Securities Services Nominees Limited 
                                          State Street Bank & Trust Boston 
                                          State Street Nominees Limited 
                                          Vidacos Nominees Limited 
 
5. Date of transaction and date on which  22nd February 2017 
the threshold is crossed or reached: 
 
                                          24th February 2017 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
                                          Above the threshold of 13% 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 
reached: 
 
 
 
 
8: Notified Details 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
of shares    to the triggering 
If possible  transaction 
use ISIN 
code         Number of Number of Number Number of voting Percentage of voting rights 
             shares    voting    of     rights 
                       rights    shares 
 
 
                                 Direct Direct Indirect  Direct                         Indirect 
 
GB0006650450 7,001,976 7,001,976 37,418 37,418 7,501,993 0.065%                         13.091% 
 
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of         Expiration date Exercise/       No. of voting   Percentage of 
financial                       conversion      rights that may voting rights 
instrument                      period          be acquired if 
                                                the instrument 
                                                is exercised/ 
                                                converted. 
 
 
 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of      Exercise  Expiration Exercise /  No. of voting   Percentage of 
financial    Price     date       conversion  rights          voting rights 
instrument                        period      instrument 
                                              refers to 
 
                                                              Nominal     Delta 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                Percentage of voting rights 
 
7,539,411                              13.156% 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or 
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (13.156%) 
 
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing 
Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management 
Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, 
which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited,  which is 
itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is 
itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is 
itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of proxy holder:              N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy      N/A 
holder will cease to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will    N/A 
cease to hold voting rights: 
 
 
 
13. Additional information:            The Shares referred to in section 9 of 
                                       this form are held in portfolios and 
                                       funds managed on a discretionary basis 
                                       by the entities set out in section 9. 
                                       Please note that the Shares are held 
                                       through certain nominee companies. 
 
14 Contact name:                       Susan Johnson-Brett, Oxford 
                                       Instruments plc 
 
15. Contact telephone name:            01865 393324 
 
 
 
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