24 January 2022

Notification of Major Holdings BlackRock

 

1. Issuer Details
ISIN: GB0006650450
Issuer Name: Oxford Instruments PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer: UK
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: BlackRock, Inc.
City of registered office (if applicable): Wilmington
Country of registered office (if applicable): USA
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation above:
City of registered office (if applicable):
Country of registered office (if applicable):
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 20 January 2022
6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 January 2022
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 8.240000 2.760000 11.000000 6344287
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 7.980000 2.490000 10.470000  

 

 

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   4752917   8.240000%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 4752917 8.240000%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(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
Securities Lending     12101 0.020000
 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1   12101 0.020000%

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Period Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
CFD     Cash 1579269 2.740000
 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2   1579269 2.740000%

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
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)
Ultimate controlling person Name of controlled undertaking % 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
BlackRock, Inc. 
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Group Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Finance Europe Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 1)
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 7.530000  2.740000  10.500000% 
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP       
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Group Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Finance Europe Limited      
BlackRock, Inc.
(Chain 2)
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited    

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting:
Name of the proxy holder: 
The number and % of voting rights held:
The date until which the voting rights will be held:
11. Additional Information
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

Jana Blumenstein

020 7743 3650

 

12. Date of completion 21 January, 2022
13. Place of completion 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, UK