Result of AGM

08 September 2015

Oxford Instruments plc

Annual General Meeting – Proxy Votes

At the AGM of Oxford Instruments plc held on 08 September 2015, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.  The following proxy votes were recorded for each resolution.  Each resolution was duly passed.

Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form)		In Favour		Against		Abstentions/ Withheld
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
1	To receive and adopt the Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015	45,476,761	96.6%	1,588,057	3.4%	0
2	To declare the final dividend	46,470,679	98.7%	593,338	1.3%	801
3	To re-elect Nigel Keen	45,674,425	97.4%	1,210,585	2.6%	179,808
4	To re-elect Jonathan Flint	46,758,464	99.3%	306,073	0.7%	281
5	To re-elect Kevin Boyd	46,668,488	99.2%	394,873	0.8%	1,457
6	To re-elect Jock Lennox	46,750,080	99.3%	313,587	0.7%	1,151
7	To re-elect Thomas Geitner	46,661,645	99.2%	398,803	0.8%	4,369
8	To re-elect Jennifer Allerton	46,920,970	99.7%	139,478	0.3%	4,369
9	To elect Richard Friend	46,754,742	99.3%	309,876	0.7%	200
10	To appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors	45,566,674	97.2%	1,317,053	2.8%	181,091
11	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditors	46,765,273	99.4%	299,345	0.6%	200
12	To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration	46,861,147	99.6%	198,516	0.4%	5,155
13	To authorise the allotment of shares	43,353,503	92.1%	3,708,193	7.9%	3,122
14	To authorise the allotment of new shares for cash	41,719,159	88.6%	5,343,537	11.4%	2,122
15	To authorise the purchase of shares	47,060,142	100.0%	3,124	0.0%	1,552
16	To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice	45,375,929	96.4%	1,687,983	3.6%	906

Notes:

1. Votes were tendered in respect of 47,064,818 shares representing 82.1% 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 are, together with a further copy of the proxy votes, available on our website at www.oxford-instruments.com/investors

For further information please contact:

Oxford Instruments plc

Susan Johnson-Brett, Company Secretary                                                            01865 393324