Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).

 

(1)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction
relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to
16, 23 and 24.

(2)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative
relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14,
16, 23 and 24.

(3)           An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to
a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes
1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial
instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

 

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer              2. State whether the notification       
                                      relates to (i) a transaction notified
                                      in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a);  
                                      or                                   
                                                                           
                                      (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure  
                                      made in accordance with section 324  
                                      (as extended by section 328) of the  
                                      Companies Act 1985; or               
                                                                           
                                      (iii) both (i) and (ii)              
                                                                           
   SPECTRIS PLC                       (i)                                  
                                                                           
3. Name of person discharging      4. State whether notification relates to
   managerial responsibilities/       a person connected with a person     
   director                           discharging managerial               
                                      responsibilities/director named in 3 
                                      and identify the connected person    
                                                                           
   STEPHEN CLIVE HARRIS               N/A                                  
                                                                           
   JOHN WILLIAM POULTER                                                    
                                                                           
   JAMES CHARLES WEBSTER                                                   
                                                                           
   STEVE HARE                                                              
                                                                           
5. Indicate whether the            6. Description of shares (including     
   notification is in respect of a    class), debentures or derivatives or 
   holding of the person referred     financial instruments relating to    
   to in 3 or 4 above or in           shares                               
   respect of a non-beneficial                                             
   interest                                                                
                                                                           
   NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST            ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p                
                                                                           
7. Name of registered shareholders 8  State the nature of the transaction  
   (s) and, if more than one, the                                          
   number of shares held by each                                           
   of them                                                                 
                                                                           
   THE TRUSTEE OF THE SPECTRIS PLC    A TRANSFER OF 10,259 ORDINARY SHARES 
   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST             BY THE SPECTRIS PLC EMPLOYEE  BENEFIT
                                      TRUST TO A NON-DIRECTOR OPTION HOLDER
                                      FOLLOWING THE EXERCISE OF OPTIONS    
                                      UNDER THE SPECTRIS PLC 1996 EXECUTIVE
                                      SHARE PLAN                           
                                                                           

 

9.  Number of shares, debentures or      10. Percentage of issued class    
    financial instruments relating to        acquired (treasury shares of  
    shares acquired                          that class should not be taken
                                             into account when calculating 
                                             percentage)                   
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
11. Number of shares, debentures or      12. Percentage of issued class    
    financial instruments relating to        disposed (treasury shares of  
    shares disposed                          that class should not be taken
                                             into account when calculating 
                                             percentage)                   
                                                                           
    10,259                                   0.008%                        
                                                                           
13. Price per share or value of          14. Date and place of transaction 
    transaction                                                            
                                                                           
    550.7095p                                29 July 2005                  
                                                                           
15. Total holding following notification 16. Date issuer informed of       
    and total percentage holding             transaction                   
    following notification (any treasury                                   
    shares should not be taken into                                        
    account when calculating percentage)                                   
                                                                           
    2,059,115 Shares - 1.65%                 1 August 2005                 
                                                                           

 

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17  Date of grant                        18. Period during which or date  
                                             on which it can be exercised 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant 20. Description of shares or     
    of the option                            debentures involved (class   
                                             and number)                  
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of  22. Total number of shares or    
    grant) or indication that price is       debentures over which options
    to be fixed at the time of exercise      held following notification  
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
23. Any additional information           24. Name of contact and telephone
                                             number for queries           
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          

 

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for   
making notification                                                       
                                                                          
Pam Rixon                                                                 
                                                                          
__________________________________________________________                
                                                                          
Date of notification   2 August 2005