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Oxford InstrumentsAnnouncement

26/10/2016 07:05

For filings with the FCA include the annex    
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex     
                                               
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 

   

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: (ii)  Oxford Instruments Plc  

   

 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 An acquisition or disposal X  
 of voting rights              
 An acquisition or disposal    
 of qualifying financial       
 instruments which may         
 result in the acquisition     
 of shares already issued to    
 which voting rights are       
 attached                      
 An acquisition or disposal    
 of instruments with similar    
 economic effect to            
 qualifying financial          
 instruments                   
 An event changing the         
 breakdown of voting rights    
 Other (please specify):       
                               

   

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii)                Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios  
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv)                                                                                                                                                                             
 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)  24 October 2016                                                                                                                                  
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                      25 October 2016                                                                                                                                  
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi, vii)                              10%                                                                                                                                              

   

 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                   
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)                                                                                         
 Class/type of                            Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                  
 shares if possible using the ISIN CODE   to the triggering                                                                             
                                          transaction                                                                                   
                                          Number      Number      Number       Number of voting             % of voting rights (x)      
                                          of          of          of shares    rights                                                   
                                          Shares      Voting                                                                            
                                                      Rights                                                                            
                                          Direct                  Direct (xi)  Indirect (xii)  Direct       Indirect      
 ORD GBP.05 GB0006650450                  5,733,345   5,733,345   5,717,089                    5,717,089                      9.98%     

   

 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                    
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                   
 Type of financial   Expiration    Exercise/      Number of voting        % of voting   
 instrument          date (xiii)   Conversion     rights that may be      rights        
                                   Period (xiv)   acquired if the                       
                                                  instrument is                         
                                                  exercised/ converted.                 
                                                                                        

   

 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)                  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                 
 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration    Exercise/        Number of voting     % of voting rights (xix, xx)      
 instrument          price      date (xvii)   Conversion       rights instrument                                      
                                              period (xviii)   refers to                                              
                                                                                        Nominal           Delta       
                                                               

   

 Total (A+B+C)                                         
 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights  
 5,717,089                9.98%                        

   

 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                                                                                          
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)                                                                                                                        
 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited (4.13%) Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (5.84%)  

   

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

   

 13. Additional information:                                           
 14. Contact name:              Susan Johnson-Brett Company Secretary  
 15. Contact telephone number:  01865 393 200                          



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