Treasury Stock

Spectris plc


Transfer of Treasury Shares


Spectris plc announces that on 27th April 2012, 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:


15,309 shares at 5 pence per share (PSP)

125 shares at 765.5 pence per share (SAYE)


Following the above transfer, the total number of Spectris plc ordinary shares
in issue (excluding the total of 7,783,867 ordinary shares now held in
treasury) is 117,221,256.


Enquiries:

Spectris plc

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470