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): Acquisition of voting rights from 3rd party managers/clients Yes
                                                                                        

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:   F&C Asset Management
iii                                                                         plc         
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv             See Box 9 below   
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is          22 March 2012    
crossed or reached: v                                                                   
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      23 March 2012    
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii                      5%         
                                                                                        


 

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

 

Class/type        Situation previous                      Resulting situation after               
of                 to the triggering                           the triggering                     
shares                transaction                                transaction                      
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
if possible      Number         Number         Number           Number of          % of  voting   
using              of             of         of shares            voting             rights x     
the ISIN         Shares         Voting                            rights                          
CODE                            Rights                                                            
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                               Direct     Direct   Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect 
                                                            xi                                    
                                                                                                  
GB0003308607                                                                                      
Ord GBP0.05  5,274,731      5,274,731      6,064,499         -    6,064,499        -    5.21%     
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
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, xx 
                                       period xviii       refers to                     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                         Nominal  Delta 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
        Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights          
                                                                                        
             6,064,499                                     5.21%                        
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                Client                        No. of voting                             
rights                       % of voting rights                                         
Registration name                                                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                No underlying client holds > 3%                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                   F&C Asset Management plc
                                                                                        
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:                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                           Michael Bassi                
14. Contact name:                                                                       
                                                   F&C Asset Management plc             
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                            0131 718 1093                  
                                                                                        


 

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                                                      Michael Bassi            
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                         F&C Asset Management plc       
                                                                                        
Contact address                                    80 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3BU 
(registered office for legal entities)                                                  
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                           0131 718 1093            
                                                                                        
                                                          [e-mail]       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
(at least legal representative for legal persons)                                       
                                                                                        

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                                              Spectris plc     
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                    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.