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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Oxford BioMedica plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING AND OPEN OFFER

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited  5,784,937*

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 190,538,969*

* denotes direct interest

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 16,452,188

Chase Nominees Limited 6,676,094

Vidacos Nominees Limited 20,547,812

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

17 June 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 June 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

0% to 7% Change at Direct Interest Level and

0% to >5% Change at Combined Interest Level

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary SharesGB00066458157

Nil Held

Nil Held

 240,000,000

196,323,906

43,676,094

7.87%

 1.75%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

240,000,000

9.62%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

· Aviva plc (Parent Company)

· Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

· Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

· Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

Figures are based on on a revised total number of voting rights of 2,494,584,919 as per the Company's Results of Firm Fundraising and Open Offer Announcement of 16 June 2014.

14. Contact name:

Tim Watts, Oxford BioMedica PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

01865 783000