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Oxford InstrumentsAnnouncement

01/12/2015 10:40

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying            Oxford Instruments PLC     
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights                                  
are attached:                                                                     
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
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         No
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are               
attached                                                                          
                                                                                  
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect          No
to qualifying financial instruments                                               
                                                                                  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                No
                                                                                  
Other (please specify): Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the         Yes
UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive                           
                                                                                  
3. Full name of person(s) subject to      Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
notification obligation:                                                          
                                                                                  
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        Vidacos Nominees Ltd                    
different from 3):                        State Street Nominees Limited           
                                          Nortrust Nominees LTD                   
                                          State Street Bank & Trust Boston        
                                          Securities Services Nominees Limited    
                                          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
                                                                                  
5. Date of transaction and date on which  N/A - Voluntary baseline disclosure in  
the threshold is crossed or reached:      line with the UK implementation of the  
                                          Amended Transparency Directive          
                                                                                  
6. Date on which issuer notified:         30th November 2015                      
                                                                                  
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or    Voluntary baseline disclosure in line   
reached:                                  with the UK implementation of the       
                                          Amended Transparency Directive          
                                                                                  

   

8: Notified Details                                                                 
                                                                                    
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                 
                                                                                    
Class/type of Situation previous   Resulting situation after the triggering         
shares        to the triggering    transaction                                      
If possible   transaction                                                           
use ISIN code                                                                       
              Number of Number of  Number of Number of voting    Percentage of      
              shares    voting     shares    rights              voting rights      
                        rights                                                      
                                                                                    
                                   Direct    Direct    Indirect  Direct    Indirect 
                                                                                    
GB0006650450  4,983,663 4,983,663  26,235    26,235    4,218,372 0.046%    7.362%   

   

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                 
                                                                                    
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                
                                                                                    
Type of          Expiration date  Exercise/        No. of voting    Percentage of   
financial                         conversion       rights that may  voting rights   
instrument                        period           be acquired if                   
                                                   the instrument                   
                                                   is exercised/                    
                                                   converted.                       
                                                                                    

   

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial       
Instruments                                                                         
                                                                                    
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                
                                                                                    
Type of       Exercise   Expiration  Exercise /   No. of voting    Percentage of    
financial     Price      date        conversion   rights           voting rights    
instrument                           period       instrument                        
                                                  refers to                         
                                                                                    
                                                                   Nominal    Delta 
                                                                                    

   

Total (A+B+C)                                                                      
                                                                                   
Number of voting rights                   Percentage of voting rights              
                                                                                   
4,244,607                                 7.408%                                   

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the        
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                             
                                                                                       
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (7.408%)                                         
                                                                                       
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited,         
which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited,        
which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly        
owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited,  which is itself wholly owned by               
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by           
Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by                
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                                                             

   

Proxy Voting:                                                                      
                                                                                   
10. Name of proxy holder:                 N/A                                      
                                                                                   
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder  N/A                                      
will cease to hold:                                                                
                                                                                   
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease N/A                                      
to hold voting rights:                                                             

   

13. Additional information:               The Shares referred to in section 9 of    
                                          this form are held in portfolios and funds
                                          managed on a discretionary basis by the   
                                          entities set out in section 9.            
                                          Please note that the Shares are held      
                                          through certain nominee companies.        
                                                                                    
14 Contact name:                          Susan Johnson-Brett                       
                                          Company Secretary                         
                                                                                    
15. Contact telephone name:               01865 393 200                             



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