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London, September 8
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:
- Votes were tendered in respect of 47,064,818 shares representing 82.1% of the issued capital.
- Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total.
- 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
