Dividend Declaration

Oxford Instruments PLC
18 November 2004


For immediate release 

18 November 2004



                             Oxford Instruments plc


Oxford Instruments plc, the advanced instrumentation business, issues a further
statement to its Interim Results, released this morning.

The dividend record date in Note 7 of the financial statements reads 23 February
2005, when in fact the correct dividend record date is 25 February 2005.

                                     -ENDS-






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