Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Oxford Instruments plc                             

                     Appointment of Non-Executive Director                     

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology tools and systems
for industry and research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor
Sir Richard Friend as an Independent Non-Executive Director. The appointment
takes effect from 1 September 2014.

Professor Sir Richard Friend, Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the
Royal Academy of Engineering, is Cavendish Professor of Physics and a Fellow of
St. John's College at the University of Cambridge. His research encompasses the
physics, materials science and engineering of semiconductor devices made with
carbon-based semiconductors. His research advances have shown that these
materials have significant applications in LEDs, solar cells, lasers, and
electronics. He was knighted for "services to physics" in the Queen's Birthday
Honours List in 2003. He has also been directly involved in the
commercialisation of technology through several spin-out companies from the
University of Cambridge.

There are no further details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the
Listing Rules.

Issued for and on behalf of Oxford Instruments plc

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Lynn Shepherd, Group Director of Communications, Oxford Instruments plc
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Notes to Editors

About Oxford Instruments plc

Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and
systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. Innovation has
been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments' growth and success for over
50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of
these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused
fashion.

The first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University, Oxford
Instruments is now a global company with over 2300 staff worldwide and is
listed on the FTSE250 index of the London Stock Exchange (OXIG).Its objective
is to be the leading provider of new generation tools and systems for the
research and industrial sectors with a focus on nanotechnology. Its key market
sectors include nano-fabrication and nano-materials. The company's strategy is
to expand the business into the life sciences arena, where nanotechnology and
biotechnology intersect.

This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low
temperature, high magnetic field and ultra high vacuum environments; Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance; x-ray, electron, laser and optical based metrology; atomic
force microscopy; optical imaging; advanced growth, deposition and etching.

Oxford Instruments aims to pursue responsible development and deeper
understanding of our world through science and technology. Its products,
expertise, and ideas address global issues such as energy, environment,
security and health.