Holding(s) in Company

Oxford Instruments PLC
18 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Oxford Instruments plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Halifax Group plc and its subsidiaries

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
Non -beneficial interest

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
157,227 HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c 872860

303,000 HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd A/C 872859

284,000 HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd A/C 823629

516,000 HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd A/C 823617

509,000 HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd A/C 823770

74,000 HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd A/C 823861

50,000 HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Ltd A/C 823757

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not Known

6. Percentage of issued class
Not Known

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each

10. Date of transaction
15th April 2002





11. Date company informed
18th April 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
1,893,227

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.95%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Della Gorham 01865-881437

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Della Gorham

Date of notification
18th April 2002



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