Director/PDMR Shareholding

Date: 25 February 2009

                         SPECTRIS plc (the "Company")                          

SHARE AWARDS TO DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES  
                                   ("PDMRs")                                   

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a) and DTR 3.1.4(1)  
(c).                                                                           
                                                                               
Under the terms of the Spectris Performance Share Plan (the "Plan"), nominal   
cost options were granted on 25 February 2009 to certain directors and PDMRs of
the Company. The maximum number of Spectris plc 5p Ordinary shares which each  
Director/PDMR could potentially receive in respect of his Award is as follows: 
                                                                               
Name of Director/PDMR  Number of Shares under  Total number of Shares held under
                              the Award             Awards granted under the  
                                                      Plan following grant     
                                                                               
John O'Higgins                  96,600                      241,500            
                                                                               
Jeremy Morcom                   43,700                      100,200            
                                                                               
Roger Stephens                  41,400                       94,700            
                                                                               
Clive Watson                    63,200                      126,100            
                                                                               
James Webster                   57,500                      134,200            

No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards.                         
                                                                               
The vesting of an award is subject to the continued employment of the          
participant and the satisfaction of performance conditions set by the          
Remuneration Committee of the Company. The awards will normally vest on the    
later of the third anniversary of grant and the determination of the           
performance condition. To the extent that the award vests, it is exercisable   
for a period of 12 months from the date of vesting.                            
                                                                               
The option price payable by each participant on the exercise of his Award is 5 
pence per share.                                                               
                                                                               
The Company was informed of the above transactions on 25 February 2009.        

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470