Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1. Name of company

SPECTRIS PLC                                                                   

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.                                         

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE                                               

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD (COLUMBIA ACORN FUND)-1,981,402 SHARES               
                                                                               
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD (COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL FUND)-1,033,800 SHARES 
                                                                               
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD (WANGER INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP ADVISOR)-430,700     
SHARES                                                                         
                                                                               
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LTD (AXP PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL AGGRESSIVE GROWTH    
FUND)-62,300 SHARES                                                            
                                                                               
MELLON BANK NOMINEES (FAIRFAX COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND) - 34,500 SHARES

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A                                                                            

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A                                                                            

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

1,367,798                                                                      

8. Percentage of issued class

1.09%                                                                          

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p                                                          

10. Date of transaction

14 MARCH 2006                                                                  

11. Date company informed

23 MARCH 2006                                                                  

12. Total holding following this notification

3,542,702                                                                      

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.84%                                                                          

14. Any additional information

N/A                                                                            

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ROBERT MARTIN 01784 470470                                                     

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

ROBERT MARTIN                                                                  

Date of notification

23 MARCH 2006