Director Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  
                                                                               
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

Name of company

SPECTRIS plc


2)  Name of director

HANS DANIEL NILSSON

PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON

STEPHEN CLIVE HARRIS

JOHN WILLIAM POULTER

JAMES CHARLES WEBSTER

JAMES GRAHAM ZACHARIAS


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect
of a non-beneficial interest

NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST


4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

THE TRUSTEE OF THE SPECTRIS plc EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST


5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

A TRANSFER OF 5,129 ORDINARY SHARES BY THE SPECTRIS plc EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
TO NON DIRECTOR OPTION HOLDER FOLLOWING THE EXERCISE OF AN OPTION UNDER THE
SPECTRIS plc 1996 EXECUTIVE SHARE PLAN.

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

N/A

8)  Percentage of issued class

N/A

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

5,129



10) Percentage of issued class

0.00421%


11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p



12) Price per share

EXERCISE PRICE 238.8032p



13) Date of transaction

7 AUGUST 2003



14) Date company informed

8 AUGUST 2003


15) Total holding following this notification

3,362,533 SHARES



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.76%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise


N/A


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification


N/A


23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JANE POWNEY 01784 470 470


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification......11 AUGUST 2003............................