Director Shareholding

Spectris PLC
7 December 2001


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

SPECTRIS PLC


2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

HANS DANIEL NILSSON
PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON
JOHN WILLIAM POULTER
JAMES ANTHONY OTTER
JAMES CHARLES WEBSTER
JAMES GRAHAM ZACHARIAS


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 an non-beneficial interest

NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST



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 TRUSTEE OF THE SPECTRIS PLC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST


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



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

THE TRANSFER OF 2,666 ORDINARY SHARES BY THE SPECTRIS PLC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
TO NON-DIRECTOR OPTION HOLDERS FOLLOWING THE EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER THE 
SPECTRIS 1996 EXECUTIVE SHARE PLAN.


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

N/A


8)   (N/A %)
    of issued Class



9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

2,666



10)  (0.0024%)
     of issued Class



11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P


12) Price per share

EXERCISE PRICE OF 238.8032P


13) Date of transaction

2,051 ON 27TH NOVEMBER 2001
615 ON 6TH DECEMBER 2001


14) Date company informed

7TH DECEMBER 2001


15) Total holding following this notification

2,853,942


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.55%


     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

DELORES CAMERON 01784 470470


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

    Date of Notification    7TH DECEMBER 2001