Director Shareholding

Spectris PLC
15 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


SPECTRIS PLC



2. Name of director


JAMES CHARLES WEBSTER



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


DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE AND SPOUSE



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)


PERSHING KEEN NOMINEES LIMITED



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


JAMES CHARLES WEBSTER AND PAULINE MARGARET WEBSTER (SPOUSE OF DIRECTOR)



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


SALE OF SHARES AND PURCHASE INTO ISA BY DIRECTOR AND SPOUSE



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


1,451 - DIRECTOR

1,293 - SPOUSE



8. Percentage of issued class


0.0024%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


1,451 - DIRECTOR

1,293 - SPOUSE



10. Percentage of issued class


0.0024%



11. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH



12. Price per share


SOLD AT 545p; BOUGHT AT 548.5p



13. Date of transaction


FRIDAY 12TH APRIL 2002



14. Date company informed


MONDAY 15TH APRIL 2002



15. Total holding following this notification


BENEFICIAL HOLDING OF 50,669 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH AND 256,484 SHARES
REMAINING UNDER OPTION.



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.045%



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



17. Date of grant


N/A



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


N/A



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


N/A



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


N/A



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


N/A



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


N/A



23. Any additional information


N/A



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


DIANE EVERED   01784 470 470



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


AS ABOVE



Date of Notification


MONDAY 15TH APRIL 2002





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