6月24日
Notification of Major Holdings Threadneedle
| 1a。拥有投票权的现有股份的发行人或相关发行人的身份： | 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 | ||
| 改变投票权崩溃的事件 | ||
| 其他（请具体说明）： | ||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation | ||
| Name | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group | |
| 注册办事处所在城市和国家（如适用） | Minneapolis, USA | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.) | ||
| Name | Vidacos Nominees Limited | |
| 注册办事处所在城市和国家（如适用） | ||
| 5.超过或达到阈值的日期： | 22/06/2020 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 24/06/2020 | |
| 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。+ 8. b) |
Total number of voting rights of issuer | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 12.961% | 0.000% | 12.961% | 57,438,793 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 13.032% | 0.00% | 13.032% | |
| 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) |
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| GB0006650450 | 20,746 | 7,423,711 | 0.036% | 12.925% |
| 小计8。A. | 7,444,457 | 12.961% | ||
| 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 | 练习/转换期 | 行使/转换票据时可能获得的表决权数量 | % 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 | 练习/转换期 | 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 | |
| Fullchain 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 | 12.957% | % | 12.957% |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | % | % | % |
| 10.如果是代理投票，请说明： | |
| 代理人姓名 | N/A |
| 所持表决权的数量和百分比 | N/A |
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | N/A |
| 11. Additional Information |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Limited由TC Financing Limited全资拥有，TC Financing Limited由Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited全资拥有，TAM UK Holdings Limited由Threadneedle Holdings Limited全资拥有，Threadneedle Holdings Limited由Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL全资拥有，该公司本身由Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH全资拥有，该公司本身由Ameriprise Financial，Inc.全资拥有。 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
| Place of completion | Swindon, UK |
| Date of completion | 24/06/2020 |
| 12. Contact Name | 苏珊•Johnson-Brett牛津Instruments plc |
| 13. Contact Telephone Number | 01865 393324 |
