Directors' Dealings

RNS Number : 1767U

Oxford Instruments PLC

16 December 2011

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS' DEALINGS

Oxford Instruments plc (the "Company") announces that the following directors' dealings took place:

On 16 December 2011, the following directors acquired ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company upon the exercise of options granted under the Oxford Instruments 2001 Executive Share Option Scheme "ESOS" and the Oxford Instruments plc Senior Executive Long Term Incentive Scheme "SELTIS".  In accordance with the terms of the ESOS, all options (except for approved options) were "net gain" settled as share appreciation rights by reference to the mid market closing price of the Company's shares on 15 December 2011 (992p) and the relevant option price. A number of shares from both the ESOS and SELTIS were then sold in the market on 16 December 2011 at an average price of 950p, with the balance being retained by the directors, as follows:-

	ESOS and SELTIS Options exercised and shares sold
	No. of options exercised	Base option price	No. of shares acquired	Shares sold	Shares retained
Jonathan Flint Chief Executive	86,788 100,000 208,666 11,334 110,000	219p 232p 135p 135p nil	67,629* 76,613* 180,269* 11,334 110,000	335,554	110,291
Kevin Boyd Finance Director	150,000 75,000	135p Nil	129,587* 75,000	166,607	37,980
Charles Holroyd Executive Director	150,000 75,000	135p nil	129,587* 75,000	199,938	4,749

*shares acquired equal to "net gain"

Following this transaction, Jonathan Flint, Kevin Boyd and Charles Holroyd now hold the following number of ordinary shares of 5p in the Company:-

	Jonathan Flint Chief Executive	Kevin Boyd Finance Director	Charles Holroyd Executive Director
Interest in shares before notification	50,875	28,550	59,770
Total interest in shares following this notification	161,166	66,530	64,519
% of issued share capital	0.29%	0.12%	0.12%

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligations under DTR 3.1.4R(1)

16 December 2011

Susan Johnson-Brett

Company Secretary

Oxford Instruments plc

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