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Oxford Biomedica PLC

07 May 2015

Oxford BioMedica Annual General Meeting

London, UK - 7 May 2015: Oxford BioMedica plc ("Oxford BioMedica" or "the Group") (LSE: OXB), a leading gene and cell therapy group, announces today that all resolutions proposed were duly passed at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today in London.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18 the following resolutions are those which were passed at the meeting concerning special business:

-- Resolution 14: 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 5 per cent. of the presently issued shares; and

-- Resolution 15: to permit the Group to convene general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 days' notice.

The full text of all the resolutions can be viewed in the Notice of Meeting by visiting the Group's website at www.oxfordbiomedica.co.uk.

Certified copies of the document setting out the above resolutions passed at the 2015 AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The results of the proxy voting in advance of the meeting are shown below. On the Record Date (5 May 2015) there were 2,568,040,015 1p ordinary shares in issue, each carrying one vote per share.

 
                                                  Votes 
                                    Votes           at 
                                      at          other                                      Total 
                     Votes        Chairman's      proxy         Votes        Votes           votes 
   Resolution         For         Discretion    Discretion     Against      Withheld         cast         Result 
-------------  ---------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------------  --------- 
 
            Ordinary resolutions 
 
      1         1,569,855,529      997,910      3,429,924      44,395       37,743      1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      2         1,568,499,344     1,124,976     3,429,924    1,144,667     166,590      1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      3         1,559,509,773     1,151,115     3,429,924    2,231,914    8,042,775     1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      4          1,565,366,633      998,823      3,429,924    4,512,371      45,191      1,574,352,942     Passed 
 
      5         1,565,363,916      998,823      3,429,924    4,513,033      47,246      1,574,352,942     Passed 
 
      6         1,565,365,962      998,823      3,429,924    4,503,033      55,200      1,574,352,942     Passed 
 
      7         1,565,355,486      996,203      3,429,924    4,512,371      58,958      1,574,352,942     Passed 
 
      8         1,569,730,217     1,000,773     3,429,924     116,408       88,179      1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      9         1,559,704,929     1,052,832     3,429,924    2,148,027    8,029,789     1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      10        1,561,084,685     1,108,626     3,429,924     846,210     7,896,056     1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      11        1,561,001,842     1,068,751     3,429,924     966,478     7,898,506     1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
 
      12         1,569,491,544     1,060,845    3,429,924      190,709      192,479      1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      13        1,569,481,603     1,057,412     3,429,924     249,740      146,822      1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
 
              Special resolutions 
 
      14        1,568,482,462     1,155,736     3,429,924    1,090,080     207,299      1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
      15        1,566,284,325     1,208,555     3,429,924    3,313,737     128,960      1,574,365,501     Passed 
 
 

The following resolution was taken on a poll called by the Chairman of the Company at the meeting:

-- Resolution 15: to permit the Group to convene general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 days' notice.

The results of the votes cast were as follows:

 
 Votes For       Votes Against   Votes Withheld   Total Votes     Result 
                                                   Cast 
--------------  --------------  ---------------  --------------  ------- 
 1,583,347,994   6,562,802       7,731,340        1,589,910,796   Passed 
--------------  --------------  ---------------  --------------  ------- 
 

The number of votes validly cast in relation to Resolution 15 was 1,589,910,796, which constitutes 61.91% of the issued share capital of the Company.

- Ends -

 
 For further information, please 
  contact: 
  Oxford BioMedica plc:                    Tel: +44 (0)1865 
   John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer     783 000 
   Tim Watts, Chief Financial Officer 
  Consilium Strategic Communications       Tel: +44 (0)20 
   Mary-Jane Elliott/Matthew Neal/Chris     3709 5700 
   Welsh/Laura Thornton 
 

Notes for editors

About Oxford BioMedica(R)

Oxford BioMedica plc (LSE: OXB) is a leading gene and cell therapy group with an unrivalled portfolio of gene therapy products in development and a platform of exclusive and pioneering technologies with which it designs, develops and manufactures unique gene-based medicines for some of world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Leveraging its proprietary LentiVector(R) IP and gene delivery system technology platform and unique tumour antigen (5T4), Oxford BioMedica is advancing its pipeline of seven gene therapy products addressing diseases for which there are currently no treatments or that are inadequately treated today, including ocular and central nervous system disorders. OXB Solutions, the Group's industry-leading manufacturing and development business, provides services to collaborators and partners working in gene and cell therapy, including Novartis and Immune Design Corp. In addition, the Group has licenced products and IP to Sanofi, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, MolMed, Sigma-Aldrich, Biogen Idec, Emergent BioSolutions and ImaginAb. Further information is available at www.oxfordbiomedica.co.uk and www.oxbsolutions.co.uk .

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