STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 11, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Aberforth Partners:
Date of disclosure: 11/11/02
FORM SAR 3
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs"):
Date of acquisition: 08/11/02
Acquisition in: Oxford Instruments PLC
(1) (a) Class of voting shares (e.g. ordinary shares):
Ordinary Shares of 5p
(1) (b) Number of shares / rights over shares acquired:
270,000 shares N/A rights
(1) (c) If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares
themselves, specify nature of rights: N/A
(2) (a) Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting
shares in issue): 10,196,034 (21.28%)
(2) (b) Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total
voting shares in issue): N/A (0.00%)
(2) (c) Total percentage: 21.28%
(3) Party making disclosure: Aberforth Partners (as Investment Managers)
(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares: Aberforth
Partners (as Investment Managers) and, if different, beneficial
owner: N/A
(4) (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding
see SAR 5): N/A
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above: N/A -- Electronic Submission
(Also print name of signatory): Angus McCallum, For Aberforth Partners
Telephone and extension number: 0131 220 0733
Note: Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.
For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. (E-mail: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk)
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