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):                                                              No 
                                                                                        

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification              The Capital Group    
obligation:iii                                                      Companies, Inc.     
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv           See Schedule A      
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is        3 April 2013       
crossed or reached: v                                                                   
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    4 April 2013       
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii                Above 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%                                 3,561,440           3.0277% 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
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.                 
                                                                                                   
           N/A                                                                                     
                                                                                                   

 

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 
                                                                                        
       N/A                                                                              
                                                                                        

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
        Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights          
                                                                                        
               3,561,440                                     3.0277%                    
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                       
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                       
                                                                                                     
 Schedule A Information                                                                              
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Number of shares          Percentage of outstanding                                                  
                                                                                                     
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings                                                    
3,561,440                      3.028%                                                                
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:                                                       
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Capital Research and Management Company                                                              
                   3,561,440                      3.028%                                             
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     

 

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:                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                           Gina Martinez                
14. Contact name:                                                                       
                                                  Principal Compliance Specialist       
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                              213-486-9200                 
                                                                                        


 

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                                         The Capital Group Compnaies, Inc.     
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
Contact address                                333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA   
(registered office for legal entities)                       90071-1406                 
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                        213-486-9200                
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
(at least legal representative for legal                                                
persons)                                                                                
                                                                                        

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                                Robert Martin, Deputy Company  
                                                                   Secretary            
                                                                                        
                                                         Spectris plc, Heritage House,  
Contact address                                         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.