Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spectris plc ("the Company")                          

                          Director/PDMR Shareholding                           

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

On 30 May 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 30 May 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      Total    
       number of    of        shares         disposed       per      holding   
        shares    shares   disposed to    otherwise than   share    following  
       exercised retained  satisfy the    to satisfy the  received notification
                              option     option exercise     on                
                          exercise price  price and tax   disposal             
                             and tax       liabilities      (p)                
                           liabilities                                         
                                                                               
  C     46,602    21,602      21,746          3,254       2100.734   116,602   
Watson                                                                         

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

Date: 3 June 2013