Oxford Metrics Regulatory News (OMG)

31 Mar 2008 14:17

OMG PLC31 March 2008 31 March 2008 OMG plc ("OMG" or "the Company") Notification of Changes in Shareholdings OMG, the technology group providing image understanding products for theentertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries, announces thaton 31 March 2008 it was notified by Dr Julian Morris, a Director of the Company,that on 31 March 2008 he gifted 150,000 OMG shares to Mrs Susan Duff, hissister-in-law. Following this transaction, Dr Morris' interest in the Companyis 10,459,320 OMG shares, representing 16.42% of the issued share capital of theCompany. The Company also announces that on 31 March 2008 it was notified by Mr PeterWharton, a Director of the Company, that on 28 March 2008 he transferred 100,000OMG shares to his SIPP. Following this transaction, Mr Wharton's interest inthe Company is unchanged, 604,313 OMG shares, representing 0.95% of the issuedshare capital of the Company. For further information please contact: OMG plc 01865 261800Nick Bolton, Chief ExecutivePeter Wharton, Finance Director Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113Juliet Clarke / Matt Dixon Evolution Securities 020 7071 4300Jeremy Ellis Notes to Editors About OMG OMG plc (Oxford Metrics Group. LSE: OMG) is a group of technology companiesproducing image understanding products and services for the entertainment,defence, life science and engineering industries. Be it for capturing themovements of actors (for the movie industry), sportsmen (for video games orimproving team performance), children with Cerebral Palsy, rehab patients andanimals (for medical, life science and research industries) or virtual realitydisplays (for engineering and development), the Group has the world leadingmarket position and a strong international reputation for precision instruments. Founded in 1984, the Group's headquarters are in Oxford, UK, and it has officesin California and Colorado, USA. It has customers in over 50 countries and is aquoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.The Group trades through three operating subsidiaries - Vicon, the world'sbiggest motion capture and movement analysis company, 2d3, a manufacturer ofspecialised image understanding software for entertainment and defenceapplications and Yotta, our 3D mapping business, which collects and analyseshighway data and street level imaging and which, following the acquisition ofDCL in July 2007, offers the most accurate and complete highway surveyavailable. Oxford Metrics' global clients in science, medicine, sport, engineering, gaming,film, broadcast and 3D mapping include major hospitals and research facilitiessuch as Guy's Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Loughborough University,engineering industry leaders including Ford Motor Company, BMW, Airbus andToyota, and in the entertainment sector, Sony, Industrial Light and Magic, TheMoving Picture Company (MPC), Sega, Nintendo, UbiSoft, EA, Square Enix and in 3Dmapping and highway surveys: Mouchel Parkman, Atkins, and Oxfordshire, Cumbria,Derbyshire and Pembrokeshire County Councils as well as many others. For more information about OMG and its subsidiaries, visit www.omg3d.com,www.vicon.com, www.2d3.com or www.yotta.tv -Ends- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange