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06 July 2012

Oxford BioMedica plc ("Oxford BioMedica" or the "Company")

Notice of posting of prospectus

Further to the announcement of 29 June 2012 of the Company's proposed Firm Placing and Open Offer of up to £16 million, Oxford BioMedica announces that a Prospectus in connection with the Firm Placing and Open Offer was approved by the UK Listing Authority (the "UKLA") earlier today.

The Prospectus is expected to be posted to shareholders today and copies of the Prospectus will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.com.

The Prospectus contains a notice of general meeting to, inter alia, approve the Firm Placing and Open Offer which will be held at the offices of Covington & Burling LLP at 265 Strand, London, WC2R 1BH.

The Prospectus will shortly be available to view on the Company's website at www.oxfordbiomedica.co.uk in the "Investors" section. Copies of the Prospectus will also be available for inspection at the Company's offices at Oxford BioMedica plc, Medawar Centre, Robert Robinson Avenue, The Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturday, Sunday and public holidays excepted).

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