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):             See additional information below                 No 
                                                                                        

 

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           13 May 2011     
crossed or reached: v                                                                   
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       16 May 2011     
                                                                                        
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 of  Situation previous                Resulting situation after              
shares          to the triggering                     the triggering                    
                   transaction                          transaction                     
                                                                                        
if possible     Number    Number      Number           Number of          % of  voting  
using             of        of       of shares           voting             rights x    
the ISIN CODE   Shares    Voting                         rights                         
                          Rights                                                        
                                                                                        
                                      Direct     Direct xi Indirect xii Direct  Indirect
                                                                                        
GB0003308607                                                                            
Ord GBP0.05    6,145,713 6,145,713   5,700,126       -      5,700,126      -     4.91%  
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
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          
                                                                                        
               5,700,126                                      4.91%                     
                                                                                        


 

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:                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                            Richard Morrison            
14. Contact name:                                                                       
                                                        F&C Asset Management plc        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                 0131 718 1055             
                                                                                        


 

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                                                F&C Asset Management plc       
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
Contact address                                    80 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3BU 
(registered office for legal entities)                                                  
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                    [e-mail]      
                                                                                        
                                                               0131 718 1055            
                                                                                        
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.