Result of AGM

10 September 2013 Oxford Instruments plc Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes At the AGM of Oxford Instruments plc held on 10 September 2013, the followingproxy votes were recorded for each resolution. Each resolution was dulypassed. Resolution Abstentions/(No. as noted on proxy form) In Favour Against Withheld Votes % Votes % Votes 1 To receive and adopt the 44,081,357 98.6 639,553 1.43 40 Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2013 2 To declare the final 44,720,109 100.00 0 0 841 dividend 3 To re-elect Nigel Keen 43,432,306 98.09 844,851 1.91 443,793 4 To re-elect Jonathan Flint 44,688,505 99.95 20,332 0.05 12,113 5 To re-elect Kevin Boyd 44,689,552 99.96 19,285 0.04 12,113 6 To re-elect Mike Brady 44,296,998 99.08 411,839 0.92 12,113 7 To re-elect Jock Lennox 44,484,281 99.50 224,056 0.5 12,613 8 To elect Thomas Geitner 44,495,068 99.52 213,269 0.48 12,613 9 To elect Jennifer Allerton 44,496,236 99.52 212,601 0.48 12,113 10 To appoint KPMG LLP as 44,695,230 99.95 23,908 0.05 1,812 Auditors 11 To authorise the Directors 44,693,782 99.94 25,381 0.06 1,787 to set the remuneration of the Auditors 12 To approve the Directors' 42,350,613 96.49 1,538,716 3.51 831,621 Remuneration Report 13 To authorise the allotment 38,737,257 86.62 5,982,668 13.38 1,025 of shares 14 To authorise the directors 44,508,033 99.53 212,007 0.47 910 to disapply pre-emption rights 15 To authorise the purchase 44,508,673 99.53 211,367 0.47 910 of shares 16 To authorise the calling of 43,318,093 96.86 1,402,817 3.14 40 general meetings on 14 days' notice Notes: 1. Votes were tendered in respect of 44,720,950 shares representing 78.5% ofthe issued capital. 2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have beenincluded in the "For" total. 3. A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in thecalculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution. The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual GeneralMeeting which is available on our website atwww.oxford-instruments.com/investors For further information please contact: Oxford Instruments plcSusan Johnson-Brett, Company Secretary 01865 393324