Treasury Stock

Spectris plc

                          Transfer of Treasury Shares                          

Spectris plc announces that on 2 December 2009, the following ordinary shares
were transferred from treasury stock for the purposes of employee share option
allotments under the Spectris Performance Share Plan and the Spectris Savings
Related Share Option Scheme:

5,964 shares at 640 pence per share (PSP)

610 shares at 618 pence per share (SAYE)

Following the above transfer, the total number of Spectris plc ordinary shares
in issue (excluding the total of 9,505,385 ordinary shares now held in
treasury) is 115,499,738.

Enquiries:

Spectris plc

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470