OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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For filings with the FSA include the annexFor filings with issuer exclude the annexTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       Oxford Instruments plcissuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached: ii2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):An acquisition or disposal of voting rightsAn acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments whichmay result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which votingrights are attachedAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effectto qualifying financial instrumentsAn event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please       Acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment             Xspecify):           Partnership Group Limited from Lloyds Banking                    Group on 31 March 2014.3. Full name of person(s) subject to  Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/orthe notification obligation: iii      acting for its affiliates) as                                      discretionary investment manager on                                      behalf of multiple managed portfolios4. Full name of shareholder(s) (ifdifferent from 3.):iv5. Date of the transaction and date   31/03/14on which the threshold is crossed orreached: v6. Date on which issuer notified:     02/04/147. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   5%or reached: vi, vii8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ixClass/type of  Situation previous            Resulting situation aftershares          to the triggering                 the triggering                   transaction                      transactionif possible               Number                  Number          % of votingusing           Number      of      Number          of             rights xthe ISIN CODE     of      Voting      of          voting                Shares    Rights    shares        rights                                    Direct   Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect                                               xi       xiiGB0006650450   2,210,098 2,210,098 3,182,304         3,182,304          5.56%B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting   % of voting   instrument     date xiii  Conversion Period rights that may be    rights                                    xiv         acquired if the                                                 instrument is                                                   exercised/                                                   converted.C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xviResulting situation after the triggering transaction   Type of     Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting    % of voting  financial     price   date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  rights xix, xx  instrument                         period       refers to                                     xviii                                                                Nominal   DeltaTotal (A+B+C)        Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights               3,182,304                                 5.56%9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxiProxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:11. Number of voting rights proxyholder will cease to hold:12. Date on which proxy holder willcease to hold voting rights:13. Additional information:                     Oxford Instruments plc14. Contact name:                                 Susan Johnson-Brett15. Contact telephone number:                        01865 393 200