Director Shareholding

Spectris PLC
17 October 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

SPECTRIS plc

2) Name of director

JAMES ANTHONY OTTER

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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

THE DIRECTOR 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 (if notified)

THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN (2) ABOVE

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

THE GRANT OF AN OPTION UNDER THE SPECTRIS plc 1996 EXECUTIVE SHARE PLAN BY THE
TRUSTEE OF THE SPECTRIS plc EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST.

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p

12) Price per share

N/A

13) Date of transaction

N/A

14) Date company informed

N/A

15) Total holding following this notification

N/A

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

01 OCTOBER 2001

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

01 OCTOBER 2004 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p, NUMBER 20,000

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

357.5p

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

20,000 SHARES UNDER OPTION

23) Any additional information

ENTITLEMENT TO EXERCISE OPTIONS IS CONDITIONAL UPON ACHIEVEMENT OF EPS GROWTH
TARGETS.

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DIANE EVERED 01784 740 740

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification......17th OCTOBER 2001............................