Oxford Instruments Director/PDMR Shareholding

 
TIDMOXIG 
 
25 June 2021 
 
Oxford Instruments plc 
 
(the "Company") 
 
Director/PDMR Shareholding 
 
Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology solutions, 
information and services for industry and research, was notified on 24 June 
2021 that on that date Ian Barkshire, Chief Executive Officer, and Gavin Hill, 
Group Finance Director, exercised, as detailed below, share options awarded 
under the Company Performance Share Plan ("PSP") and Executive Share Option 
Scheme ("ESOS").  Sufficient shares were then sold to meet the option price on 
the approved option and to meet the tax liabilities on the unapproved awards 
and the Executives sold the balance of the shares. 
 
Option Holder  Scheme & Year Granted               Number of    Option   No. of 
                                                      Shares     Price   Shares 
                                                       under           allotted 
                                                      option 
 
 
Ian Barkshire  ESOS - award granted December             463   £  9.90      463 
               2011 
                (Approved) 
 
               Unapproved awards subject to PAYE      14,537   £  9.90    8,400 
               and NI 
               ESOS - award granted December          37,549    £10.28   21,088 
               2011 
                (Share Appreciation Rights)           77,385   £  0.00   77,385 
               ESOS - award granted June 2015          3,588   £  0.00    3,588 
                (Share Appreciation Rights) 
               PSP - award granted June 2016 
               PSP - Dividend Equivalents 
                (awarded from June 2016 award) 
 
Gavin Hill     Unapproved awards subject to PAYE      60,398   £  0.00   60,398 
               and NI                                  2,800   £  0.00    2,800 
               PSP - award granted June 2016 
               PSP - Dividend Equivalents 
               (awarded 
                 from June 2016 award ) 
 
In addition to the above Ian Barkshire sold 11,982 shares that were held in his 
own name. 
 
The average share price achieved for all shares sold was £23.30 per share. 
 
Susan Johnson-Brett 
 
Company Secretary 
 
Tel: [phone] 
 
Oxford Instruments plc 
 
LEI: 213800J364EZD6UCE231 
 
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging 
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in 
accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations 
 
1   Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  / 
     person  closely associated 
 
a)  Name                    Ian Barkshire 
 
2   Reason for the notification 
 
a)  Position/status         Chief Executive 
 
b)  Initial notification/   Initial Notification 
    Amendment 
 
3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction 
    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
 
a)  Name                    Oxford Instruments plc 
 
b)  LEI                     213800J364EZD6UCE231 
 
4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type 
    of instrument; 
    (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where 
    transactions have been conducted 
 
a)  Description of the        Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Oxford 
    financial instrument,   Instruments plc 
    type of instrument 
 
    Identification code       ISIN - GB0006650450 
 
b)  Nature of the           Exercise of awards under the ESOS and PSP, as 
    transaction             detailed above, the sale of shares to meet tax 
                            liabilities and option price, the sale of the 
                            balance shares and sale of 11,982 shares held in 
                            own name 
 
c)  Price(s) and volume(s)  Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
 
                            £23.299951                    463 
 
                            £23.299951               29,488 
 
                            £23.299951               80,973 
 
                            £23.299951               11,982 
 
d)  Aggregated information 
    - Aggregated volume       122,906 
    - Price                 £2,863,704 
 
e)  Date of the transaction 24 June 2021 
 
f)  Place of the            London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
    transaction 
 
 
 
1   Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  / 
     person  closely associated 
 
a)  Name                    Gavin Hill 
 
2   Reason for the notification 
 
a)  Position/status         Group Finance Director 
 
b)  Initial notification/   Initial Notification 
    Amendment 
 
3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction 
    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
 
a)  Name                    Oxford Instruments plc 
 
b)  LEI                     213800J364EZD6UCE231 
 
4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type 
    of instrument; 
    (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where 
    transactions have been conducted 
 
a)  Description of the        Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Oxford 
    financial instrument,   Instruments plc 
    type of instrument 
 
    Identification code       ISIN - GB0006650450 
 
b)  Nature of the           Exercise of awards under the PSP, as detailed 
    transaction             above, the sale of shares to meet tax liabilities 
                            and the sale of the balance shares. 
 
c)  Price(s) and volume(s)  Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
 
                            £23.299951               63,198 
 
 
d)  Aggregated information 
    - Aggregated volume     63,198 
    - Price                 £1,472,510 
 
e)  Date of the transaction 24 June 2021 
 
f)  Place of the            London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
    transaction 
 
 
 
END 
 
 

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