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Oxford InstrumentsAnnouncement

17/08/2017 10:30

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:                                                                                                                                                                                             Oxford Instruments PLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                No                                                                                  
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       No                                                                                  
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 No                                                                                  
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           No                                                                                  
 Other (please specify):  Completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and all-share merger under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and Standard Life plc which became effective on 14 August 2017. As a consequence various investment management companies having delegated voting rights across a number of client portfolios have become affiliated entities (per FCA Glossary definition) and threshold   Yes                                                                                 
 limits have been triggered.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:    City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                       Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios  Edinburgh, Scotland                                                                                                                                      
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:                                                                                                                                                14 (th)August 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                                                                            16 (th)August 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                    % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)                                                                                     % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)                                                                                                                   Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)                                         Total number of voting rights of issuer (vii)  
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                                   6.48                                                                                                                                                0.00                                                                                                                                                                   6.48                                                                        57,328,743                   
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                           N/A                                                                                                                                                 N/A                                                                                                                                                                   N/A                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

   

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)                                                                                                                                                                                      
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Class/type of                                   Number of voting rights (ix)                                                                                                  % of voting rights                                                                                                     
 shares ISIN code (if possible)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                   Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                 Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)         Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  
                  GB0006650450                                            N/A                                                         3,715,599                                                              N/A                                                        6.48                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                             3,715,599                                                                                                                    6.48                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Type of financial instrument                    Expiration                 Exercise/                                                          Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  exercised/converted.         % of voting rights                                     
                                                 date (x)                   Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                         
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                                   Exercise/                                      Physical or cash  settlement (xii)                                                  Number of voting rights         % of voting rights                                     
                               date (x)                                     Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

   

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv)(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            X                                                           
                                                                                           Name (xv)                                                                                                                                     % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                                           % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable                                                               Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         threshold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2.72                                                                                                                           0.00                                                                                                                                            2.72                                                                                                          
 Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         3.76                                                                                                                           0.00                                                                                                                                            3.76                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 As a result of the completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and all-share merger under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and Standard Life plc which became effective on 14 August 2017, this notification details the assets under management of the new Combined Group (‘Standard Life Aberdeen plc’) as of the dates noted above.  In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise            
 of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                12 Contact name:                                                                                                                                                                              Susan Johnson-Brett, Oxford Instruments plc                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                13. Contact telephone number:                                                                                                                                                                 01865 393324                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         



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