Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spectris plc ("the Company")                          

                          Director/PDMR Shareholding                           

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a).

On 23 April 2013, awards granted on 8 March 2010 under the Spectris Performance
Share Plan to a person discharging managerial responsibilities were
exercised.  The Company was informed by the individual below of the transaction
on 23 April 2013. The awards were granted in the form of nominal cost options
with an exercise price of 5 pence per share.  The awards became exercisable on
8 March 2013 for a period of 7 years.

 Name    Total    Number    Number of   Number of shares Price per    Total    
       number of    of       shares         disposed       share     holding   
        shares    shares   disposed to   otherwise than  received   following  
       exercised retained  satisfy the   to satisfy the     on     notification
                             option     option exercise  disposal              
                            exercise     price and tax      (p)                
                          price and tax   liabilities                          
                           liabilities                                         
                                                                               
  J     31,729     Nil       15,036          16,693      1948.5661    39,907   
Morcom                                                                         

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

Date: 23 April 2012