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OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyOXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, August 6
| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i | |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Oxford Instruments Plc |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
| 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): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.): iv | Bank of New York, LondonJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., LondonMellon Bank, N.A., LondonState Street Bank and Trust Company, LondonThe Northern Trust Company, London |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | July 31, 2015 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | August 3, 2015 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
| Class/type ofsharesif 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 | |||
| ORD GBP.05GB0006650450 | 2,977,559 | 5.20% | |||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/ConversionPeriod 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 | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate xvii | Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 2,977,559 | 5.20% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | |
| 13. Additional information: | |
| 14. Contact name: | Susan Johnson-BrettCompany Secretary |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01865 393 200 |