Oxford Instruments Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMOXIG 
 
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 Instruments PLC 
 
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    No 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the    No 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to      No 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               No 
 
Other (please specify):                                                        Yes 
 
Completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and all-share merger 
under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and 
Standard Life plc which became effective on 14 August 2017. As a consequence 
various investment management companies having delegated voting rights across 
a number of client portfolios have become affiliated entities (per FCA 
Glossary definition) and threshold limits have been triggered. 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to           Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc 
notification obligation:                       affiliated investment management entities with 
                                               delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple 
                                               managed portfolios 
 
City and country of registered office (if      Edinburgh, Scotland 
applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different 
from 3): 
 
5. Date of transaction and date on which the   14th August 2017 
threshold is crossed or reached: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:              16th August 
                                               2017 
 
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
 
                      % of voting      % of voting rights   Total of both in %  Total number of 
                    rights attached    through financial        (8.A + 8.B)     voting rights of 
                   to shares (total       instruments                           issuervii 
                       of 8. A)      (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                               2) 
 
Resulting                6.48                 0.00                 6.48            57,328,743 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or reached 
 
Position of               N/A                 N/A                   N/A 
previous 
notification (if 
applicable) 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
threshold was crossed or reachedviii 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type of        Number of voting rightsix             % of voting rights 
shares 
ISIN code (if             Direct            Indirect              Direct             Indirect 
possible)                (Art 9 of         (Art 10 of       (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of 
                      Directive 2004/  Directive 2004/109/ 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)  Directive 2004/ 
                     109/EC) (DTR5.1)    EC) (DTR5.2.1)                               109/EC) 
                                                                                    (DTR5.2.1) 
 
    GB0006650450            N/A             3,715,599               N/A                6.48 
 
SUBTOTAL 8. A                      3,715,599                                6.48 
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 
Type of financial    Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting rights  % of voting 
instrument           datex      Conversion Periodxi     that may be acquired if  rights 
                                                        the instrument is 
                                                        exercised/converted. 
 
                                SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1) 
(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 
Type of          Expiration     Exercise/       Physical or cash  Number of      % of voting 
financial        datex          Conversion      settlementxii     voting rights  rights 
instrument                      Period xi 
 
                                                SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
 
 
 
 
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 
(please mark the 
applicable box with an "X") 
 
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural 
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii 
 
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or               X 
the 
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as 
necessary) 
 
             Namexv               % of voting     % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
                                  rights if it    through financial      equals or is higher 
                                  equals or is    instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                  higher than    equals or is higher          threshold 
                                 the notifiable  than the notifiable 
                                   threshold          threshold 
 
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited       2.72               0.00                   2.72 
 
Aberdeen Asset Investments            3.76               0.00                   3.76 
Limited 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 
Name of the proxy holder                        N/A 
 
The number and % of voting rights held          N/A 
 
The date until which the voting rights will be  N/A 
held 
 
11. Additional informationxvi 
 
 
As a result of the completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and 
all-share merger under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset 
Management PLC and Standard Life plc which became effective on 14 August 2017, 
this notification details the assets under management of the new Combined Group 
('Standard Life Aberdeen plc') as of the dates noted above. 
 
In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named 
discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf 
of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the 
client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced 
investment manager. 
 
    12 Contact name:                          Susan Johnson-Brett, Oxford Instruments plc 
 
    13. Contact telephone number:             01865 393324 
 
 
 
 
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