Treasury Stock

Spectris plc

                          Transfer of Treasury Shares                          

Spectris plc announces that on 15 September 2008, the following ordinary shares
have been transferred from treasury stock for the purposes of employee share
option allotments under the Spectris Executive Share Option Schemes:

1,163 shares at 589 pence per share (1999 ESOS)

837 shares at 589 pence per share (1996 ESP)

Following the above transfer, the total number of Spectris plc ordinary shares
in issue (excluding the total of 9,694,495 ordinary shares now held in
treasury) is 115,310,628.

Enquiries:

Spectris plc

Robert Martin, Deputy Company Secretary