Oxford Instruments Plc - Result of AGM

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23 July 2026 Oxford Instruments plc Annual General Meeting 2026 Results The Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of Oxford Instruments plc (the "Company") was held at Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London E1 6PW on 23 July 2026 at 11am. All resolutions were voted upon by a poll and the resolutions proposed at the AGM were all passed by shareholders with the necessary majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website (oxinst.com). The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the AGM and the number of votes withheld were as set out in the table below. +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |Resolution |Votes for |% |Votes |% |Total |% of |Votes | | | | |against | |votes cast|issued |withheld| | | | | | |(excluding|share | | | | | | | |withheld) |capital| | | | | | | | |voted | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |1. To receive |44,423,206|99.99|3,126 |0.01|44,426,332|80.74 |210,486 | |and adopt the | | | | | | | | |2026 Annual | | | | | | | | |Report and | | | | | | | | |Financial | | | | | | | | |Statements | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |2. To approve |43,892,643|98.34|741,290 |1.66|44,633,933|81.11 |2,885 | |the Directors'| | | | | | | | |Remuneration | | | | | | | | |Policy | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |3. To approve |44,203,445|99.04|428,651 |0.96|44,632,096|81.11 |4,722 | |the Directors'| | | | | | | | |Remuneration | | | | | | | | |Report | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |4. To declare |44,636,060|99.99|163 |0.01|44,636,223|81.12 |595 | |a final | | | | | | | | |dividend | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |5. To re-elect|40,232,894|90.59|4,179,208|9.41|44,412,102|80.71 |224,716 | |Neil Carson as| | | | | | | | |a director of | | | | | | | | |the Company | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |6. To re-elect|44,633,587|99.99|767 |0.01|44,634,354|81.11 |2,464 | |Richard Tyson | | | | | | | | |as a director | | | | | | | | |of the Company| | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |7. To re-elect|44,629,525|99.99|4,829 |0.01|44,634,354|81.11 |2,464 | |Paul Fry as a | | | | | | | | |director of | | | | | | | | |the Company | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |8. To re-elect|44,177,612|98.98|457,205 |1.02|44,634,817|81.11 |2,001 | |Alison Wood as| | | | | | | | |a director of | | | | | | | | |the Company | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |9. To re-elect|44,176,991|98.97|457,866 |1.03|44,634,857|81.11 |1,961 | |Nigel | | | | | | | | |Sheinwald as a| | | | | | | | |director of | | | | | | | | |the Company | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |10. To re |44,180,302|98.98|454,516 |1.02|44,634,818|81.11 |2,000 | |-elect Hannah | | | | | | | | |Nichols as a | | | | | | | | |director of | | | | | | | | |the Company | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |11. To re |44,177,196|98.97|457,560 |1.03|44,634,756|81.11 |2,062 | |-elect Rowena | | | | | | | | |Innocent as a | | | | | | | | |director of | | | | | | | | |the Company | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |12. To appoint|44,631,064|99.99|3,901 |0.01|44,634,965|81.11 |1,853 | |Deloitte LLP | | | | | | | | |as auditor of | | | | | | | | |the Company | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |13. To |44,631,171|99.99|3,442 |0.01|44,634,613|81.11 |2,205 | |authorise the | | | | | | | | |Audit and Risk| | | | | | | | |Committee to | | | | | | | | |agree the | | | | | | | | |auditor's | | | | | | | | |remuneration | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |14. To |44,607,808|99.94|27,294 |0.06|44,635,102|81.12 |1,716 | |authorise | | | | | | | | |political | | | | | | | | |donations and | | | | | | | | |expenditure | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |15. To |44,068,668|98.73|565,852 |1.27|44,634,520|81.11 |2,298 | |authorise the | | | | | | | | |Board to allot| | | | | | | | |shares | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |16. To approve|44,481,854|99.66|151,364 |0.34|44,633,218|81.11 |3,600 | |amendments to | | | | | | | | |the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |rules of the | | | | | | | | |Oxford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Instruments | | | | | | | | |plc Long Term | | | | | | | | |Incentive Plan| | | | | | | | |and authorise | | | | | | | | |the directors | | | | | | | | |to adopt the | | | | | | | | |Plan | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |17. To |43,934,782|98.43|700,230 |1.57|44,635,012|81.11 |1,806 | |authorise the | | | | | | | | |disapplication| | | | | | | | |of pre-emption| | | | | | | | |rights * | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |18. To |43,092,006|96.54|1,542,831|3.46|44,634,837|81.11 |1,981 | |authorise the | | | | | | | | |disapplication| | | | | | | | |of pre-emption| | | | | | | | |rights in | | | | | | | | |connection | | | | | | | | |with an | | | | | | | | |acquisition or| | | | | | | | |specified | | | | | | | | |capital | | | | | | | | |investment * | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |19. To |44,605,441|99.99|4,693 |0.01|44,610,134|81.07 |26,684 | |authorise the | | | | | | | | |purchase of | | | | | | | | |own shares * | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |20. To |44,068,344|98.73|567,863 |1.27|44,636,207|81.12 |611 | |authorise the | | | | | | | | |calling of a | | | | | | | | |general | | | | | | | | |meeting of the| | | | | | | | |Company on not| | | | | | | | |less than 14 | | | | | | | | |days' notice *| | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ |21. To adopt |44,630,782|99.99|1,823 |0.01|44,632,605|81.11 |4,213 | |new Articles | | | | | | | | |of Association| | | | | | | | |for, and to | | | | | | | | |the exclusion | | | | | | | | |of, the | | | | | | | | |existing | | | | | | | | |Articles of | | | | | | | | |Association.* | | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-----+---------+----+----------+-------+--------+ * Indicates a special resolution. For all resolutions, as at close of business on 21 July 2026, being the time at which shareholders who wanted to attend, speak and vote at the meeting were required to have their details entered in the register of members, the issued share capital of the Company with voting rights consisted of 55,026,842 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury. Ordinary shareholders have one vote for each ordinary share held. Please note a "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes "for" or "against" a resolution. Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received, rounded to two decimal places. Votes "for" include those at the Chair's discretion. In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . This notification is made in accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.3. LEI number of Oxford Instruments plc: 213800J364EZD6UCE231 Enquiries: Sarah Harvey Company Secretary [email protected] This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com

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