Oxford Instruments Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMOXIG 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
issuer of existing shares to which voting                  Oxford Instruments PLC 
rights are attachedii: 
 
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" 
if appropriate) 
 
Non-UK issuer 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with 
an "X") 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                               X 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please specify)iii: 
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv 
 
Name                                            Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 
 
City and country of registered office (if       Minneapolis, USA 
applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v 
 
Name                                            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
                                                Nortrust Nominees Limited 
                                                Securities Services Nominees Limited 
                                                State Street Bank & Trust Boston 
                                                State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                Vidacos Nominees Limited 
 
City and country of registered office (if 
applicable) 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or   13/11/2017 
reachedvi: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):  15/11/2017 
 
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               14.084%             0.00%              14.084%         57,373,104 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or reached 
 
Position of             13.156%             0.00%              13.156% 
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          38,345            8,042,016             0.067%              14.017% 
 
SUBTOTAL 8. A                      8,080,361                               14.084% 
 
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 rights if it   % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
                         equals or is higher than   through financial      equals or is higher 
                         the notifiable threshold   instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                   equals or is higher          threshold 
                                                   than the notifiable 
                                                        threshold 
 
Ameriprise Financial,               %                       %                       % 
Inc. 
 
Ameriprise International            %                       %                       % 
Holdings GmbH 
 
Threadneedle Asset                  %                       %                       % 
Management Holdings SARL 
 
Threadneedle Holdings               %                       %                       % 
Limited 
 
TAM UK Holdings Limited             %                       %                       % 
 
Threadneedle Asset                  %                       %                       % 
Management Holdings 
Limited 
 
TC Financing Limited                %                       %                       % 
 
Threadneedle Asset               14.084%                    %                    14.084% 
Management 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 
 
 
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. 
 
    12 Contact name:                             Susan Johnson-Brett, Oxford Instruments plc 
 
    13. Contact telephone number:                01865 393324 
 
 
LEI number of Oxford Instruments plc: 213800J364EZD6UCE231 
 
Classification: Major shareholding notifications 
 
 
 
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