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

HBOS plc

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

          Registered Holder           Number of Shares Held
                                                           
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C R24695 - BUC19           7          
                                                           
HSDL Nominees Ltd                               7          
                                                           
Morgan Nominees Ltd - HPFO                    8,952        
                                                           
Morgan Nominees Ltd - HXPEN                  11,449        
                                                           
Morgan Nominees Ltd - HPBA                   11,615        
                                                           
Morgan Nominees Ltd - HLFO                   272,347       
                                                           
Morgan Nominees Ltd - HLBA                   291,639       
                                                           
Morgan Nominees Ltd - HXLFE                  335,954       
                                                           
Chase Nominees Ltd - WP                      669,119       
                                                           
Chase Nominees A/C CMIG - 1105               710,867       
                                                           
Chase Nominees A/C CMIG - 2304               895,871       
                                                           
Chase Nominees A/C CMIG - 2314              1,344,467      
                                                           



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT KNOWN

6)   Percentage of issued class

NOT KNOWN

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT KNOWN

8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT KNOWN

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10)  Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

25th September 2003



12)  Total holding following this notification

4,552,294

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.677%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Pam Rixon 01784 470470

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

     Date of notification .....25th SEPTEMBER 2003................