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

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT 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

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

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 886603, 2,028,936

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245,   496,495

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 361602,    13,171

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 130007,    26,214

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 282605,   662,913

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509,   159,200

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206, 3,263,879

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203,   174,833

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 914945,    34,883

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 923363,   163,144

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775237,    48,658

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 770286,    43,685

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 916681,     6,500

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 754612,   380,330

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 766793,    41,765

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 824434,    15,754

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 924422,    48,236

TOTAL 7,608,596 SHARES

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

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10)  Date of transaction

Not known

11)  Date company informed

15 April 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

7,608,596
               
             
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.12%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Pam Rixon 01784 470 470

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

     Date of notification ...16 April 2004....