Annual Information Update

Oxford Instruments plc - Annual Information Update

9 June 2009

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 2009. 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information was published but some information may now be out of date.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                
                                                                               
3 June 2008                             Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
4 June 2008                             Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
5 June 2008                             Annual Information Update              
                                                                               
10 June 2008                            Final Results                          
                                                                               
16 June 2008                            Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
26 June 2008                            Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
1 July 2008                             Blocklisting - Interim Review X 2      
                                                                               
3 July 2008                             Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
9 July 2008                             Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
10 July 2008                            Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
28 July 2008                            Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
30 July 2008                            Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
4 August 2008                           Annual Report and Accounts             
                                                                               
6 August 2008                           Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
2 September 2008                        Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
4 September 2008                        Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
15 September 2008                       Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
23 September 2008                       Disposal                               
                                                                               
23 September 2008                       AGM Statement                          
                                                                               
24 September 2008                       Result of AGM                          
                                                                               
30 September 2008                       Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
6 October 2008                          Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
16 October 2008                         Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
23 October 2008                         Notice of Results                      
                                                                               
31 October 2008                         Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
3 November 2008                         Board Change                           
                                                                               
18 November 2008                        Interim Results                        
                                                                               
18 November 2008                        Appointment of Jock Lennox             
                                                                               
24 November 2008                        Blocklisting                           
                                                                               
3 December 2008                         Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
16 December 2008                        Director/PDMR Shareholding x2          
                                                                               
17 December 2008                        Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
19 December 2008                        Price Monitoring Extension             
                                                                               
30 December 2008                        Price Monitoring Extension x2          
                                                                               
5 January 2009                          Block listing - Interim Review x2      
                                                                               
5 January 2009                          Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
6 January 2009                          Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
14 January 2009                         Price Monitoring Extension x2          
                                                                               
29 January 2009                         Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
30 January 2009                         Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
12 February 2009                        Interim Management Statement           
                                                                               
4 March 2009                            Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
5 March 2009                            Total Voting Rights                    
                                                                               
16 March 2009                           Price Monitoring Extension x2          
                                                                               
31 March 2009                           Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
3 April 2009                            Directorate Change                     
                                                                               
7 April 2009                            Pre-closing Trading Update             
                                                                               
27 April 2009                           Holdings in Company                    
                                                                               
5 May 2009                              Director/PDMR Shareholding             
                                                                               
6 May 2009                              Price Monitoring Extension x2          
                                                                               
7 May 2009                              Holding(s) in Company                  
                                                                               
11 May 2009                             Price Monitoring Extension x2          
                                                                               
14 May 2009                             Price Monitoring Extension             

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

31 May 2008                       395 Particulars of Mortgage Charge           
                                                                               
2 June 2008                       288c Change of Address                       
                                                                               
2 June 2008                       88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares          
                                                                               
4 June 2008                       395 Particulars of Mortgage Charge           
                                                                               
18 June 2008                      395 Particulars of Mortgage Charge           
                                                                               
19 June 2008                      395 Particulars of Mortgage Charge           
                                                                               
1 July 2008                       88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares x3       
                                                                               
4 August 2008                     88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares x2       
                                                                               
11 August 2008                    363a Annual Return                           
                                                                               
1 September 2008                  88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares          
                                                                               
26 September 2008                 AA Annual Accounts                           
                                                                               
1 October 2008                    88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares x2       
                                                                               
2 October 2008                    MEM/ARTS Articles of Association             
                                                                               
5 November 2008                   288c Change of Address                       
                                                                               
13 November 2008                  288b Director Resigned                       
                                                                               
5 March 2009                      88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares x3       
                                                                               
21 May 2009                       288a Director Appointed                      

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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