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

MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT 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

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

BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LTD        578,880

CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD            2,850,761

CHASE NOMINEES LTD                    288,116

CUIM NOMINEE LTD                       693,491

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                    153,196


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

579,000

8)   Percentage of issued class

0.469%

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10)  Date of transaction

13 NOVEMBER 2003

11)  Date company informed

17 NOVEMBER 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

4,564,444

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.69%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

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 ..17 NOVEMBER 2003 ................