07 September 2020
Notification of Major Holdings Threadneedle
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Oxford Instruments PLC | |
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | ||
| Non-UK issuer | ||
| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
| Other (please specify): | ||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation | ||
| Name | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group | |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Minneapolis, USA | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) | ||
| Name | Vidacos Nominees Limited | |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | ||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: | 03/09/2020 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 04/09/2020 | |
| 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuer | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 12.966% | 0.000% | 12.966% | 57,440,143 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 13.367% | 0.00% | 13.367% | |
| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached | ||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | |
| GB0006650450 | 16,683 | 7,430,865 | 0.029% | 12.937% |
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 7,447,548 | 12.966% | ||
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1(a)) | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | ||||
| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | |||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | |||||
| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") | |
| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer | |
| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) | X |
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH | % | % | % |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL | % | % | % |
| Threadneedle Holdings Limited | % | % | % |
| TAM UK Holdings Limited | % | % | % |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited | % | % | % |
| TC Financing Limited | % | % | % |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Limited | 12.962% | % | 12.962% |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | % | % | % |
| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | |
| Name of the proxy holder | N/A |
| The number and % of voting rights held | N/A |
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | N/A |
| 11. Additional Information |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
| Place of completion | Swindon, UK |
| Date of completion | 04/09/2020 |
| 12. Contact Name | Susan Johnson-Brett, Oxford Instruments plc |
| 13. Contact Telephone Number | 01865 393324 |