Director Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  
                                                                               
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1. Name of company

SPECTRIS PLC
            

2. Name of director

HANS DANIEL NILSSON
                   

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

DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE AND SPOUSE
                                    

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

DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE AND SPOUSE
                                    

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

HANS DANIEL NILSSON AND RUTH NILSSON-LADNER (SPOUSE OF DIRECTOR)
                                                                

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

SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES BY DIRECTOR AND SPOUSE
                                                  

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,725 - DIRECTOR
                
1,725 - SPOUSE  
                

8. Percentage of issued class

0.0013%
       

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,725 - DIRECTOR
                
1,725 - SPOUSE  
                

10. Percentage of issued class

0.0013%
       

11. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH
                               

12. Price per share

SOLD AT 449p; BOUGHT AT 450.5p
                              

13. Date of transaction

Monday 24 May 2004
                  

14. Date company informed

Tuesday 1 June 2004
                   

15. Total holding following this notification

BENEFICIAL HOLDING OF 65,410 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH AND 448,940 SHARES
REMAINING UNDER OPTION.                                                        
                                                                               

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.052%
      

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

PAM RIXON 01784 470 470
                       

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

AS ABOVE
        

Date of Notification

TUESDAY 1 JUNE 2004