Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spectris plc ("the Company")                          

                          Director/PDMR Shareholding                           

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

On 20 May 2013, awards granted on 8 March 2010 under the Spectris Performance
Share Plan to a director and person discharging managerial responsibilities
were exercised.  The Company was informed by the individual below of the
transaction on 20 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    Price per    Total    
        number of    of       shares     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                                        
                                                                               
  JC     41,840     Nil       19,821           Nil       2129.3111   112,570   
Webster                                                                        


Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin
Deputy Company Secretary
01784 470 470

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

Date: 21 May 2013