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 |
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Ordinary resolution |
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1 |
677,773,077 |
995,046 |
11,700 |
569,956 |
18,474 |
679,368,253 |
Passed |
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Special resolution |
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2 |
677,820,393 |
589,675 |
11,700 |
309,110 |
637,375 |
679,368,253 |
Passed |
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Ordinary resolution |
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3 |
313,817,070 |
689,296 |
11,700 |
664,606 |
185,581 |
315,368,253 |
Passed |
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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: |
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Oxford BioMedica plc: John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer Tim Watts, Chief Financial Officer |
Tel: +44 (0)1865 783 000 |
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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.