Holding(s) in Company

Oxford Instruments PLC
3 May 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Oxford Instruments plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BriTel Fund Trustees Limited

The Trustees of BT Pension scheme

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




4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd 244,959 shares

Chase Nominees Ltd 1,294,500 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired




6. Percentage of issued class




7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed




8. Percentage of issued class




9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each

10. Date of transaction








11. Date company informed

2 May 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

1,539,459

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.218%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Della Gorham 01865-884657

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

Della Gorham

Date of notification

3 May 02



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