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         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to           Yes 
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:     BlackRock, Inc.   
iii                                                                                     
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv                               
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is           11 May 2011     
crossed or reached: v                                                                   
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       12 May 2011     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii              Holding has gone   
                                                                         below 12%      
                                                                                        


 

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       13,080,210  13,080,210       N/A           N/A      12,437,860    N/A    10.70% 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
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 
                                                                                        
       CFD                                                1,211,469       1.04%   1.04% 
                                                                                        

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
        Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights          
                                                                                        
                                                             11.75%                     
               13,649,329                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 13,649,329 (11.75%)                      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                           
                                                                                        
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:          BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team   
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                   Andrew Manchester                   
                                                                                        
                                                      020 7743 5773                     
15. Contact telephone number:                                                           
                                             [e-mail]            
                                                                                        


 

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                                                    BlackRock, Inc.            
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
Contact address                                  33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS
(registered office for legal entities)                                                  
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                          020 7743 5773             
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                    Andrew Manchester           
(at least legal representative for legal                                                
persons)                                             [e-mail]    
                                                                                        

 

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.