Director Declaration

Spectris plc

                             Director Declaration                              

Spectris plc announces, in accordance with paragraph 9.6.14 (2) of the Listing
Rules, that on 15 September 2010 John O'Higgins, Chief Executive of Spectris
plc, became a Non-Executive Director of Exide Technologies which is listed on
NASDAQ.

Enquiries:

Roger Stephens

Company Secretary

Spectris plc

Tel: [phone]

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