REG-Oxford Instruments: Blocklisting - Interim Review

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically.

To: The FSA

Date: __15 January________2008

Name of applicant: Oxford Instruments plc

Name of scheme: ESO Scheme (A3274711995)

Period of return: From: 1 July 2007 To: 31 December 2007

Balance under scheme from previous 284,834
return:

The amount by which the block scheme N/A
has been increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date of the
last return:

Number of securities issued/allotted 16,667
under scheme during period:

Balance under scheme not yet issued/ 268,167
allotted at end of period

Number and class of securities 500,000 Ordinary Shares - 12/12/06
originally listed and the date of
admission

Total number of securities in issue at 49,330,411
the end of the period

Name of contact: Jo Young

Address of contact: Tubney Woods, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5QX

Telephone number of contact: 01865 393432

SIGNED BY ____Jo Young__________________________________________

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer,

for and on behalf of

_____Oxford Instruments plc__________________________________________

Name of applicant

If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may be
liable to prosecution.

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