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 voting rights are                               Spectris PLC
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
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               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        N/A               
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                             15th February 2013        
reached:v                                                                               
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             18th February 2013        
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                          L&G (Above 3%)          
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                    
                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                            
                                                                                        
Class/type   Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering         
of           to the triggering         transaction                                      
shares       transaction                                                                
                                                                                        
             Number    Number          Number    Number of voting    % of  voting rights
if possible  of        of              of shares rights              x                  
using        Shares    Voting                                                           
the ISIN               Rights          Direct    Direct xi  Indirect Direct  Indirect   
CODE                                                        xii                         
                                                                                        
             Below 3%                                                                   
GB0003308607           Below 3% (as on 3,557,546 3,557,546           3.02%              
             (as on 16 16/10/12)                                                        
             /10/12)                                                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of        Expiration    Exercise/            Number of voting      % of voting     
financial      date xiii     Conversion Period    rights that may be    rights          
instrument                   xiv                  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       Exercise  Expiration  Exercise/    Number of voting      % of voting      
financial     price     date xvii   Conversion   rights instrument     rights xix, xx   
instrument                          period xviii refers to                              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                       Nominal Delta     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights                 
                                                                                        
3,557,546                                   3.02%                                       
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                      
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect ) (Group)                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and                        
Indirect)                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                   Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)                         
(3,557,546 - 3.02% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)                                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited     Legal & General                        
Insurance Holdings Limited                                                                          
                                                                                                    
(Direct) (LGIMHD)                                                                                   
                                             (Direct) (LGIH)                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited     Legal & General                         
Assurance Society Limited                                                                           
                                                                                                    
(PMC)                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
     (LGAS & LGPL)                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Proxy Voting:                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                              N/A                      
                                                                                                    
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                        N/A                      
to hold:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                          N/A                      
voting rights:                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                    Notification using the total voting rights figure of 117,420,515
13. Additional information:                                                                         
                                                                                                    
14. Contact name:                   Angela Hayter (LGIM)                                            
                                                                                                    
15. Contact telephone number:       020 3124 3851                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    


 

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)             Legal & General Group Plc          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                                         
                                                                                        
(registered office for legal entities)               One Coleman Street, London EC2R 5AA
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                     020 3124 3851                      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(at least legal representative for legal persons)    Angela Hayter                      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                            Robert Martin, Deputy Company      
                                                     Secretary                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                      Spectris plc, Heritage House,      
                                                     Church Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20   
                                                     9QD                                
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
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.