AGM Statement

Spectris PLC
16 May 2007


Date:              Wednesday 16 May 2007

Contact:           John O'Higgins, Chief Executive
                   Spectris plc                          Tel:       [phone]

                   Richard Mountain
                   Financial Dynamics                    Tel:       [phone]







                                       SPECTRIS PLC

                                  CHAIRMAN'S AGM STATEMENT



John Poulter, Chairman, will make the following statement at today's Annual
General Meeting:



'We have continued to make good progress during the first four months of 2007
and remain on course to produce a year of growth and improvement in operating
margins in line with expectations. Sales and profits* are ahead of last year,
despite weakness of the US Dollar and the Yen. Regionally, Europe and Asia
remain strong with certain US market sectors being less buoyant.



Cash conversion remains robust and the share buy-back announced in February is
proceeding, with 1.1 million shares purchased to date at a cost of £10.1
million.



I am pleased to announce the appointment, with effect from 1 June, of John
Hughes as a non-executive director. John was previously executive vice-president
and chief operating officer of defence, aerospace and electronic systems company
Thales Group and is currently chairman of Parity Group plc and Intec Telecom
Systems plc.'





* for continuing businesses





Copies of this announcement are available from the company's registered office
at Station Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9NP and on the company's website at
www.spectris.com.


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