Annual Information Update

Oxford Instruments plc - Annual Information Update

5 June 2008

Oxford Instruments plc (the `Company) is pleased to provide an annual
information update, in accordance with the requirements of the Prospectus Rule
5.2. This update refers to information that has been published or made
available by the Company to the public up to 31 May 2008. To avoid an
unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in the update rather
than included in full.

The information referred to in this update was up to date at the time the
information was published but some information may now be out of date.

 1. Regulatory Announcements
   
Date                                    Description of Document                
                                                                               
30 April 2007                           Blocklisting - Interim Review          
                                                                               
3 May 2007                              Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
6 June 2007                             Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
6 June 2007                             Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
11 June 2007                            Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
12 June 2007                            Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
13 June 2007                            Final Results                          
                                                                               
2 July 2007                             Blocklisting - Interim Review X 2      
                                                                               
2 July 2007                             Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
6 July 2007                             Directorate Change                     
                                                                               
26 July 2007                            Director/PDMR Shareholding X 4         
                                                                               
2 August 2007                           Completion of Acquisition              
                                                                               
15 August 2007                          Interim Management Statement           
                                                                               
20 August 2007                          Acquisition                            
                                                                               
20 August 2007                          Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
10 September 2007                       Notice of AGM                          
                                                                               
11 September 2007                       Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
25 September 2007                       AGM Statement                          
                                                                               
26 September 2007                       Result of AGM                          
                                                                               
28 September 2007                       Director/PDMR Shareholding X 4         
                                                                               
2 October 2007                          Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
11 October 2007                         Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
6 November 2007                         Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
8 November 2007                         Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
9 November 2007                         Notice of Results                      
                                                                               
14 November 2007                        Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
20 November 2007                        Interim Results                        
                                                                               
21 November 2007                        Director/PDMR Shareholding X 2         
                                                                               
21 November 2007                        Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
22 November 2007                        Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
14 January 2008                         Interim Management Statement           
                                                                               
15 January 2008                         Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
15 January 2008                         Blocklisting - Interim Review X 2      
                                                                               
1 February 2008                         Price Monitoring Extension             
                                                                               
18 February 2008                        Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
6 March 2008                            Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
11 March 2008                           Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
4 April 2008                            Pre-Close Trading Update               
                                                                               
7 April 2008                            Disposal                               
                                                                               
9 April 2008                            Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
10 April 2008                           Acquisition                            
                                                                               
23 April 2008                           Holding(s) in Company                  
                                                                               
6 May 2008                              Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
20 May 2008                             Holding(s) in Company                  
                                                                               
28 May 2008                             Acquisition                            

 2. Documents Filed at Companies House
   
All of the documents listed below were filed with Companies House on or around
the dates indicated.

24 May 2007                       88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares          
                                                                               
20 June 2007                      88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares X 2      
                                                                               
2 July 2007                       88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares          
                                                                               
1 August 2007                     88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares X 5      
                                                                               
3 September 2007                  363 Annual Return                            
                                                                               
11 September 2007                 88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares X 2      
                                                                               
1 October 2007                    88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares          
                                                                               
4 October 2007                    Res 11 - Alter Articles of Association       
                                                                               
1 November 2007                   88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares          
                                                                               
6 November 2007                   88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares X 4      
                                                                               
15 November 2007                  Annual Accounts                              
                                                                               
1 December 2007                   395 Particulars of Mortgage Charge           
                                                                               
5 March 2008                      88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares x 20     
                                                                               
2 April 2008                      88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares x 2      
                                                                               
22 April 2008                     288 (c)                                      
                                                                               
1 May 2008                        88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares x 4      

A copy of this Annual Information Update and copies of the documents referred
to in it can be obtained from the Company Secretarial Department at the
Company's registered office:

Oxford Instruments plc

Tubney Woods

Abingdon

Oxon

OX13 5QX

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