Annual Financial Report

Spectris plc                                  
                                                                               
                            Annual Financial Report                            
                                                                               
Copies of the Spectris plc 2009 Annual Report & Accounts, Notice of AGM and    
Proxy Form for the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and    
will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility which is situated at:                                         

Financial Services Authority                                                   
                                                                               
25 The North Colonnade                                                         
                                                                               
Canary Wharf                                                                   
                                                                               
London                                                                         
                                                                               
E14 5HS                                                                        
                                                                               
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The Spectris plc 2009 Annual Report & Accounts is available at www.spectris.com
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The requirements of DTR 6.3.5 (2)(b) were met in Spectris plc's 2009 Final     
Results announcement, excepting publication of the Directors' Responsibility   
Statement which follows:                                                       
                                                                               
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:                                  
                                                                               
The financial statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable set of    
accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,    
financial position and profit or loss of the company and the undertakings      
included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and                            
                                                                               
The information that is cross-referred from the Business Review section of the 
Directors' Report includes as fair review of the development and performance of
the business and the position of the issuer and the undertakings included in   
the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the         
principal risks and uncertainties that they face.                              

7 April 2010                                                                   
                                                                               
Robert Martin
Spectris plc
01784 470 470