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REG-Oxford Instruments: Result of AGM <Origin Href="QuoteRef">OXIG.L</Origin>

09 September 2014


                            Oxford Instruments plc                             

                     Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes                      

At the AGM of Oxford Instruments plc held on 09 September 2014, the following
proxy votes were recorded for each resolution.  Each resolution was duly
passed.

 

Resolution                                     In Favour         Against  Abstentions/   
(No. as noted on proxy form)                                                Withheld     
                                                                                    
                                             Votes      %      Votes     %    Votes 
                                                                                    
                                                
1  To receive and adopt the Reports and    42,019,271 98.88   474,732  1.12  56,718
   Financial Statements for the year ended
   31 March 2014
                                                                                 
2  To declare the final dividend           42,495,529 100.00     0       0   55,192 
                                                                                    
3  To re-elect Nigel Keen                  40,650,664 97.50  1,040,820 2.50  859,237
                                                                                    
4  To re-elect Jonathan Flint              42,068,851 99.00   425,517  1.00  56,353 
                                                                                    
5  To re-elect Kevin Boyd                  42,069,153 99.00   425,517  1.00  56,051 
                                                                                    
6  To re-elect Jock Lennox                 42,003,002 98.84   491,668  1.16  56,051 
                                                                                    
7  To elect Thomas Geitner                 41,484,170 99.11   370,562  0.89  696,029
                                                                                    
8  To elect Jennifer Allerton              41,491,434 99.13   364,598  0.87  694,729
                                                                                    
9  To appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors         42,457,756 99.96   17,443   0.04  75,522 
                                                                                    
10 To authorise the Directors to set the   42,480,601 99.99    3,521   0.01  66,599 
   remuneration of the Auditors                                                     
                                                                                    
11 To approved the Directors' Remuneration 41,195,421 98.82   493,802  1.18  861,498
   Policy                                                                           
                                                                                    
12 To approve the Directors' Remuneration  41,530,793 99.63   153,805  0.37  866,123
   Report                                                                           
                                                                                    
13 To authorise the allotment of shares    37,195,974 87.53  5,299,411 12.47 55,336 
                                                                                    
14 To authorise the directors to disapply  42,489,277 99.99    6,333   0.01  55,111 
   pre-emption rights                                                               
                                                                                    
15 To authorise the purchase of shares     42,484,134 99.97   10,777   0.03  55,810 
                                                                                    
16 To authorise the calling of general     40,528,991 95.37  1,965,688 4.63  56,042 
   meetings on 14 days' notice                                                      
                                                                                    
17 To amend the Articles of Association    42,474,864 99.99    4,652   0.01  71,205 
                                                                                    
18 To implement a new Performance Share    41,060,141 97.78   933,786  2.22  556,794
   Plan                                                                             
                                                                                    

Notes:

1. Votes were tendered in respect of 42,550,721 shares representing 74.3% of the
   issued capital.

2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included
   in the "For" total.
 
3. A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of
   the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
 

The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting which is available on our website at www.oxford-instruments.com/
investors

 

                                     ENDS

 
For further information please contact:

Oxford Instruments plc
Susan Johnson-Brett, Company Secretary                       01865 393324



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