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annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Oxford Instruments plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached: ii
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 Proxy Voting X
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as
the notification obligation: iii trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See
Section 9 for further information.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited
different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date 15 January 2010
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 January 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 6%
or reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering the triggering
transaction transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of % of voting
using of of of voting rights x
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares rights
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
0665045 139,529 139,529 0 0 3,051,231 0% 6.175%
GB0006650450
ORD 5p
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights
xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financ Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
ial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
instrument period refers to
xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
3,051,231 6.175%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund
Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers
Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of:-
1. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:
6.175%)
2. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:
0%)
Please see Section 13 for further information.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: See comment in Section 13.
11. Number of voting rights proxy See comment in Section 13.
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will See comment in Section 13.
cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Hermes Equity Ownership Services
Limited hold the voting rights under a
standing proxy contained in agreements
for the provision of voting services to
various underlying clients for the
purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h), which
includes all the shares owned directly
by BT Pension Scheme.
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited
hold the voting rights as General
Partner under a standing proxy
contained in limited partnership
agreements with various limited
partnerships for the purposes of DTR
5.2.1(h).
All voting rights held on behalf of the
above entities are aggregated for the
purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).
This disclosure is made by BT Pension
Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the
ultimate parent undertaking for the
purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).
14. Contact name: Susan Johnson-Brett, Company Secretary,
Oxford Instruments plc
15. Contact telephone number: 01865 393324
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal
entities)
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for
legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information(e.g.
functional relationship with the person
or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.