Holding(s) in Company

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 attached:             Spectris PLC  
             
2. Reason for the notification:               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.                                         
                                                                                       
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:                                        BlackRock, Inc.
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s):
n/a
                                                                                           
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                 3rd September 2014    
reached:                                                                             
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 4th September 2014    
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                         Holding has gone below 5%
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        
8. Notified details:                                                                                   
                                                                                                       
A: Voting rights attached to shares
                                                                                                       
Class/type   Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
of           to the triggering                                                                         
shares       transaction                                                                               
                                                                                                       
             Number                 Number        Number   Number of voting        % of  voting rights 
if possible  of                     of            of       rights                  x                   
using        Shares                 Voting        shares                                               
the ISIN                            Rights                                                             
CODE                                              Direct   Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect    
                                                                                                       
GB0003308607 5,699,558              5,699,558     N/A      N/A       N/A           N/A     Below 5%    
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                    
                                                                                                       
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                   
                                                                                                       
Type of        Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting             % of voting   
financial      date xiii             Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be           rights        
instrument                                                  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 price        Expiration  Exercise/  Number of voting rights    % of voting      
financial                           date xvii   Conversion instrument refers to       rights xix, xx   
instrument                                      period                                                 
                                                xviii                                                  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                      Nominal Delta      
CFD                                                        N/A                                         
                                                                                      N/A     N/A        
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                          
                                                                                                       
Number of voting rights                                  Percentage of voting rights                   
                                                                                                       
N/A                                                      Below 5%                                      
                                                                                                       
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 - N/A (Below 5%)                           
                                                                                     
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 Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team                                         
                                                                                        
14. Contact name: Tim Dudley                                   
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 1540