Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex                                              
                                                                                        
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which Spectris 
voting rights are attached:ii                                                     plc   
                                                                                        

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         Yes 
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result     No  
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to           No  
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                    No  
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification             Global AEGON Asset    
obligation:iii                                                     Management Group     
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv                               
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is     23 September 2010     
crossed or reached: v                                                                   
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 27 September 2010     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii                   3%            
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

Class/type of      Situation previous                   Resulting situation after                  
shares             to the triggering                          the triggering                       
                      transaction                              transaction                         
                                                                                                   
if possible using   Number     Number        Number              Number of           % of  voting  
the ISIN CODE         of         of        of shares               voting              rights x    
                    Shares     Voting                              rights                          
                               Rights                                                              
                                                                                                   
                                             Direct       Direct xi  Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect
                                                                                                   
GB0003308607       Below 3%   Below 3%     2,659,309      2,659,309     835,851     2.29%   0.72%  
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
                                                                                                   
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
                                                                                                   
    Type of financial     Expiration       Exercise/            Number of voting      % of voting  
       instrument         date xiii  Conversion Period xiv     rights that may be        rights    
                                                                acquired if the                    
                                                                 instrument is                     
                                                             exercised/ converted.                 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
   Type of financial    Exercise Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting   % of voting 
      instrument         price   date xvii   Conversion  rights instrument  rights xix, 
                                            period xviii     refers to          xx      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                           Nominal Delta
                                                                                        
Contract for Difference   n/a       n/a         n/a              0          0.00%    1  
                                                                                        

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
        Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights          
                                                                                        
                                                              3.02%                     
               3,495,160                                                                
                                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                             Global AEGON Asset Management Group "AAM" -                
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                             AEGON Asset Management Holding BV                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                             AEGON Asset Management UK Holdings Ltd                     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                             AEGON Asset Management UK plc                              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                             AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                             AEGON ICVC                                                 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                             Global AEGON Asset Management 
                                                                      Group             
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to                                  
hold:                                                                                   
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting                                
rights:                                                                                 
                                                                                        

 

13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                Miranda Beacham        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                     0131 594 3460         
                                                                                        


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        

                                                                               

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name                                                                               
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
Contact address                                Aegon House, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh,  
(registered office for legal entities)                        EH12 9SA                  
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                        0131 549 3460               
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
(at least legal representative for legal             [e-mail]        
persons)                                                                                
                                                                                        

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                                       Robert Martin, Deputy   
                                                                  Company Secretary     
                                                                                        
Contact address                                              Spectris plc, Station Road,
                                                               Egham, Surrey, TW20 9NP  
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                01784 470 470       
                                                                                        
Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with                              
the person or legal entity subject to the notification                                  
obligation)                                                                             
                                                                                        

 

C: Additional information                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.