Director/PDMR Shareholding
Oxford Instruments plc announced that Chief Executive Officer Richard Tyson exercised options on 23,501 ordinary shares at £0.05 per share, totaling £1,175.05. He then sold 11,124 shares at £27.857132 each, realizing £309,882.74, to cover taxes and fees. The remaining 12,377 shares were transferred to his spouse, Louise Tyson, for nil consideration. These transactions occurred on July 31, 2026, and August 5, 2026, with the sale and transfer taking place on the London Stock Exchange.
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Richard Tyson | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer and PDMR | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| a) | Name | Oxford Instruments plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800J364EZD6UCE231 | ||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each in Oxford Instruments plc GB0006650450 | ||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of 23,501 shares (including 802 dividend shares) per an award granted under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2023 over nominally priced options of £0.05. Sale of 11,124 shares to cover tax and fees with the remaining 12,377 shares transferred to his spouse, Louise Tyson, for nil consideration. | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
£nil 12,377 | ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total - Volume - Price - Total - Volume - Price - Total | 23,501 £0.05 £1,175.05 11,124 £27.857132 £309,882.74 12,377 £nil £nil | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 July 2026 - Exercise and sale of shares 5 August 2026 - Transfer to spouse | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Exercise of award - Outside of a trading venue Sale of shares and transfer to spouse - London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Louise Tyson | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Person Closely Associated with a PDMR (Chief Executive Officer) | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| a) | Name | Oxford Instruments plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800J364EZD6UCE231 | ||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each in Oxford Instruments plc GB0006650450 | ||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares from spouse, for nil consideration. | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 12,377 | ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total | 12,377 £nil £nil | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 August 2026 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
The Company makes this announcement, including the notifications above, in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
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