Director/PDMR Shareholding

Date: 3 October 2006

                         SPECTRIS plc (the "Company")                          

                   SHARE AWARD TO A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY                    

SPECTRIS PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN

Under the terms of the Spectris Performance Share Plan, nominal cost options   
(with the grantee being required to pay, on the vesting of the Award, the par  
value of any shares released to him) were granted on 1 October 2006 to Mr Clive
Watson, following his appointment as a director of the Company. The award is in
respect of the 3 year performance period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008.   
The maximum number of Spectris plc 5p Ordinary shares which Mr Watson could    
potentially receive in respect of this performance period (excluding those that
may be acquired with dividends paid on shares comprised in the Award), is 6,500
shares. This figure represents one quarter of the level of grant that would    
have been granted to Mr. Watson had he been in service for the full year.      
                                                                               
There are two performance conditions applying to the Award. 50% of the Award   
will be subject to a performance condition based on the compound annual        
earnings per share (EPS) growth in excess of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)   
measured over three financial years commencing with the financial year in which
the Award is granted. The other 50% of the Award will be subject to a          
performance condition comparing the Company's total shareholder return against 
a comparator group comprised of the FTSE 250 (excluding Investment Trusts) over
three years from the date of grant.                                            
                                                                               
Shares vesting from the Award shall be retained by Mr Watson until his total   
shareholding in Spectris exceeds once times his salary in value.               

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470