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

AEGON UK 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

CITIBANK NOMINEES LIMITED                                                      

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

690,321                                                                        

6. Percentage of issued class

0.55                                                                           

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

6 OCTOBER 2006                                                                 

11. Date company informed

6 OCTOBER 2006                                                                 

12. Total holding following this notification

6,258,884                                                                      

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.01%                                                                          

14. Any additional information

N/A                                                                            

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ROBERT MARTIN 01784 470470                                                     

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

ROBERT MARTIN                                                                  

Date of notification

6 OCTOBER 2006