Oxford Instruments Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMOXIG 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the 
FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying               Oxford Instruments PLC 
issuer of existing shares to which voting 
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                                            BlackRock, Inc. 
 
City and country of registered office (if       Wilmington, DE, USA 
applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v 
 
Name 
 
City and country of registered office (if 
applicable) 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or   23/06/2020 
reachedvi: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):  24/06/2020 
 
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                5.47%              0.87%               6.35%          57,438,793 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or reached 
 
Position of              5.44%              0.17%               5.62% 
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                                3,143,634                                  5.47% 
 
SUBTOTAL 8. A                      3,143,634                                5.47% 
 
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. 
 
Securities Lending                                      44,135                   0.07% 
 
                                SUBTOTAL 8. B 1         44,135                   0.07% 
 
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 
 
CFD                                             Cash              460,972        0.80% 
 
                                                SUBTOTAL 8.B.2    460,972        0.80% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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    % of voting rights      Total of both if it 
                       it equals or is higher     through financial      equals or is higher 
                         than the notifiable      instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                              threshold          equals or is higher          threshold 
                                                 than the notifiable 
                                                      threshold 
 
See Attachment 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 
Name of the proxy holder 
 
The number and % of voting rights held 
 
The date until which the voting rights will be 
held 
 
11. Additional informationxvi 
 
 
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 
 
James Michael 
 
020 7743 3650 
 
 
 
 
Place of completion  12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. 
 
Date of completion   24 June, 2020 
 
 
 
12. Contact Name       Susan Johnson-Brett, Oxford Instruments plc 
 
13. Contact Telephone  [phone] 
Number 
 
Section 9 Attachment 
 
              Namexv               % of voting rights  % of voting rights Total of both if 
                                   if it equals or is  through financial  it equals or is 
                                     higher than the   instruments if it  higher than the 
                                       notifiable         equals or is       notifiable 
                                        threshold       higher than the      threshold 
                                                           notifiable 
                                                           threshold 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, 
Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings 
L.P. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
 
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP 
 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco 
Limited 
 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV 
Limited 
 
BlackRock Group Limited 
 
BlackRock Finance Europe Limited 
 
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, 
Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings 
L.P. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
 
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP 
 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco 
Limited 
 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV 
Limited 
 
BlackRock Group Limited 
 
BlackRock Finance Europe Limited 
 
BlackRock Investment Management    4.98%               0.87%              5.85% 
(UK) Limited 
 
 
 
 
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