23rd Nov 2006 15:04
The Company has been notified today for the purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 on behalf of Aberforth Limited Partnership IA and Aberforth Limited Partnership IB, each having its principal place of business at 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS, that today Aberforth Limited Partnership IA and Aberforth Limited Partnership IB have become aware that they no longer have a notifiable interest in the Ordinary shares of 5p each of the Company.
Aberforth Limited Partnership IA and Aberforth Limited Partnership IB entered into an agreement to which section 204 of the Companies Act 1985 applies on 9th February 2001 ("the Agreement"). There are no other parties to this Agreement.
This notification is also made on behalf of the partners of each of Aberforth Limited Partnership IA and Aberforth Limited Partnership IB save to the extent that such partners have other interests in the securities to which this notification relates. The names and addresses of each of the partners are undernoted below.
For your information, please note that Aberforth Partners LLP remains interested in 5,998,885 shares being 12.31%
Note referred to above:
Partners of Aberforth Limited Partnership IA:
1. Aberforth LGP IA Limited, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
2. Aberforth Partners Assets LP I, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
3. Aberforth Special LP IA, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
4. Aberforth Special LP IB, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
5. A&OT Investments Limited, c/o Baillie Gifford & Co., 1 Rutland Court,
Edinburgh EH3 8EY
6. Resolution Investment Services Limited, Brittanic Court, 50 Bothwell
Street, Glasgow G2 6HR
7. Caledonia Investments plc, Cayzer House, 30 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E
6NN
8. Co-operative Insurance Society Limited, Miller Street, Manchester M60 0AL
9. Guild Ventures Limited, Lynton House, Ackhurst Park, Chorley, Lancashire
PR7 1NY
10. The Monks Investment Trust plc, c/o Baillie Gifford & Co., 1 Rutland Court,
Edinburgh EH3 8EY
Partners of Aberforth Limited Partnership IB
1. Aberforth LGP IB Limited, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
2. Aberforth Partners Assets LP I, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
3. Aberforth Special LP IA, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
4. Aberforth Special LP IB, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
5. Bank of England Pension Fund, acting by BE Pension Fund Trustees Limited,
Chief Investment Manager, Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8AH
6. Britel Fund Nominees Limited, Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London
E1 8HZ
7. Bank of Butterfield (Guernsey) Limited as custodian for Hansa Fund PCC
Limited, P.O. Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port,
Guernsey GY1 3AP
8. Forbes Limited, St Anastase, Mont de St Anastase, St Peter, Jersey, Channel
Islands JE3 7ES
9. Merseyside Pension Fund, Castle Chambers, 4/6 Cook Street, Liverpool L69
2NW
10. The Scottish Investment Trust plc, 6 Albyn Place, Edinburgh RH2 4NL
11. Uberior Investments plc, The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLCRelated Shares:
Oxford Instruments