Holding in Company

Oxford Biomedica PLC
12 September 2001

                     OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC ('the Company')

                              HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company was informed by Prudential plc on 11 September 2001 that
Prudential plc held, on that date, 7,181,250 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company representing 3.02 per cent. of the issued share capital of the
Company.

12 September 2001

Further information


Andrew Wood      Oxford Biomedica plc          01865 783 000

Shaun Claydon     Beeson Gregory Limited     020 7488 4040