Director/PDMR Shareholding

Date: 8 March 2007

                         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)  
(b).                                                                           
                                                                               
Under the terms of the Spectris Performance Share Plan (the "Plan"), nominal   
cost options were granted on 8 March 2007 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 the Total number of Sharesheld under
                                Award               Awards granted under the  
                                                      Plan following grant     
                                                                               
John O'Higgins                  35,500                       91,500            
                                                                               
Stephen Harris                  20,500                       44,500            
                                                                               
Jeremy Morcom                   14,000                       32,500            
                                                                               
Roger Stephens                  14,500                       30,500            
                                                                               
Clive Watson                    21,500                       28,000            
                                                                               
James Webster                   20,500                       45,000            

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 8 March 2007.            

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470