OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire

London, February 24

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
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):   Transfer out of ordinary shares of discretionary holdings. X

   

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, London
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London
Mellon Bank, N.A., London
The Northern Trust Company, London
State Street Bank and Trust Company, London
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v February 12, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: February 16, 2016*
*Please note: February 15, 2016 was a U.S. holiday.
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii		 Below 5%

   

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE		 Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction		 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares		 Number
of
Voting
Rights		 Number
of shares		 Number of voting
rights		 % of  voting rights x
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
ORD GBP.05

GB0006650450		 2,977,559 2,977,559 Below 5%

   

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument		 Expiration
date xiii		 Exercise/
Conversion
Period xiv		 Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.		 % of voting
rights

   

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument		 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
 Below 5%

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial 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-Brett,
Company Secretary
Oxford Instruments plc
15. Contact telephone number:  01865 393200