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Oxford InstrumentsAnnouncement

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Oxford Instruments plc                             

          Notification of transactions by PDMR and Connected Persons           

On 10 November 2014 certain purchases and awards of ordinary shares of 5 pence
each in the capital of Oxford Instruments plc (the "Company") were made under
the all-employee Oxford Instruments Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP") including
by and to the following Executive Directors (PDMR) and Connected Person as
follows:

  Executive Director      No. of shares      No. of shares     No. of Dividend 
 (or Connected Person      acquired as         awarded as      Shares acquired 
     as relevant)       Partnership Shares   Matching Shares                    
                                                                   
                                                                               
      Kevin Boyd               13                  3                 24        
                                                                               
    Jonathan Flint             10                  2                 23        
                                                                               
    (Claire Flint)             13                  3                  0        

Claire Flint is a Connected Person to Jonathan Flint by way of marriage.

The Partnership Shares and Matching Shares were acquired at a cost of £11.44
each. The Matching Shares are subject to a risk of forfeiture which will
normally be removed on the third anniversary of award subject to the
participant's continued employment and the retention of the linked Partnership
Shares. No consideration was paid by the participants for the award of the
Matching Shares and no consideration is due on the release of the Matching
Shares or in relation to Partnership Shares.

On the same date, the executive directors applied dividends paid on shares held
in the Oxford Instruments Share Incentive Plan to purchase ordinary shares of 5
pence at a cost of £11.44 per share as "dividend shares" under the all-employee
Oxford Instruments Share Incentive Plan as detailed above.

The above transactions were undertaken on behalf of the above individuals by
the trustee of the SIP and the shares were purchased on the London Stock
Exchange.

The above notifications are made in accordance with Rule 3.1.4 of the UKLA
Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

Oxford Instruments plc was notified of the above transactions on 11 November 2014.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Susan Johnson-Brett, 01865 393324.

For and on behalf of Oxford Instruments plc

Date: 11 November 2014





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