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For filings with the FCA 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
attached:
ii
Spectris 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 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:
iii
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
4 November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
10%


 

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of  voting rights x
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB0003308607 11,980,963 11,980,963 12,039,317 10.11%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
12,039,317 10.11%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

Entity                                                                          Voting Rights Held               Percentage Held
MFS Investment Management (LUX) SA                           15,329.00                               0.0129%
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd                        35,814.00                               0.0301%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company                7,972,394.00                               6.6972%
MFS Heritage Trust Company                                          188,153.00                               0.1581%
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc                                         479,433.00                               0.4027%
MFS international (UK) Ltd                                            3,330,302.00                               2.7976%
MFS Investment Management KK                                      17,892.00                               0.0150%

 Notifiable Interest                                                       12,039,317.00                                10.1136%
 
 Vioting  Rights Outstanding                                     119,041,121.00
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:

 
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA 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)
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
111 Huntingdon Avenue, Boston, MA 02199, USA
Phone number & email 00 1 617 954 7283
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
Kathleen M White
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Claire Spencer, Assistant 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 FCA website.

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