Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1. Name of company

SPECTRIS PLC                                                           
                                                                       

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS LIMITED                                      
                                                                       

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

THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE                                       
                                                                       

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

STANLIFE NOMINEES LIMITED   3,892,976                                  
                                                                       

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

200,000                                                                
                                                                       

6. Percentage of issued class

0.162%                                                                 
                                                                       

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A                                                                    
                                                                       

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A                                                                    
                                                                       

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p                                                  
                                                                       

10. Date of transaction

11TH NOVEMBER 2002                                                     
                                                                       

11. Date company informed

12TH NOVEMBER 2002                                                     
                                                                       

12. Total holding following this notification

3,892,976                                                              
                                                                       

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.148%                                                                 
                                                                       

14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DIANE EVERED    01784 470470                                           
                                                                       

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

DIANE EVERED                                                           
                                                                       

Date of notification

12TH NOVEMBER 2002                                                     
                                                                       

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