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Oxford Biomedica PLC

AGM Information Jun 16, 2014

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RNS Number : 7066J

Oxford Biomedica PLC

16 June 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 June 2014

OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC

RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING AND DIRECTORS DEALING

Oxford, UK - 16 June 2014: Oxford BioMedica ("the Company") (LSE: OXB), the leading gene-based biopharmaceutical company, announced today that all resolutions proposed were duly passed at its General Meeting, held today in London.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, the following resolution passed at the meeting concerned special business:

·      Resolution 2: to empower the Directors to allot equity securities for cash, pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to such allotment, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £12,832,486.16.

The full text of all the resolutions can be viewed in the Notice of Meeting by visiting the Company's website at www.oxfordbiomedica.co.uk (located on pages 134 to 136 of the prospectus dated 29 May 2014).

Certified copies of the document setting out the above resolutions passed at this General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The results of the proxy voting in advance of the meeting are shown below.

Resolution Votes 

For
Votes at 

Chairman's

Discretion
Votes at 

other proxy

Discretion
Votes

Against
Votes 

Withheld
Total

votes cast
Result
Ordinary resolution
1 677,773,077 995,046 11,700 569,956 18,474 679,368,253 Passed
Special resolution
2 677,820,393 589,675 11,700 309,110 637,375 679,368,253 Passed
Ordinary resolution
3 313,817,070 689,296 11,700 664,606 185,581 315,368,253 Passed

In addition, following the proposed fundraising announced on 29 May 2014, the table below details the Number of Ordinary Shares now beneficially held by the Directors and their connected persons in the share capital of the Company:

Name of Director Title Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased Number of Ordinary Shares beneficially held immediately following Admission Percentage of issued ordinary shares beneficially held immediately following Admission
Nick Rodgers Non-Executive Chairman 200,000 1,042,829 0.04%
John Dawson Chief Executive Officer 500,000 2,782,829 0.11%
Peter Nolan Senior Vice President, Commercial Development 150,000 883,313 0.04%
Tim Watts Chief Financial Officer 1,625,000 5,307,829 0.21%
Dr. Paul Blake Non-Executive Director 1,250,000 1,783,097 0.07%
Dr. Andrew Heath Non-Executive Director 250,000 850,000 0.03%
Martin Diggle 1 Non-Executive Director 132,250,000 533,250,100 2 21.38% 2

(1)  Includes interests of Vulpes Life Sciences Fund and other parties connected to Martin Diggle

(2)  Includes the Related Party Subscription

-Ends-

For further information, please contact:
Oxford BioMedica plc:

John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer

Tim Watts, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1865 783 000
Media Enquiries:

Mary-Jane Elliott/Emma Thompson/Matthew Neal

Consilium Strategic Communications
Tel: +44 (0)20 3709 5700

Notes to editors

Oxford BioMedica®

Oxford BioMedica plc (LSE: OXB) is a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative gene-based medicines and therapeutic vaccines that aim to improve the lives of patients with high unmet medical needs. The Company's technology platform includes a highly efficient LentiVector® gene delivery system, which has specific advantages for targeting diseases of the central nervous system and the eye; and a unique tumour antigen (5T4), which is an ideal target for anti-cancer therapy. Through in-house and collaborative research, Oxford BioMedica has a broad pipeline with current partners and licensees including Sanofi, Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, MolMed, Sigma-Aldrich, Biogen Idec, Emergent BioSolutions, ImaginAb and Immune Design Corp. Further information is available at www.oxfordbiomedica.co.uk and www.oxbsolutions.co.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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