Director Shareholding

Spectris PLC
28 March 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

SPECTRIS plc

2)  Name of director

PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON

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)

PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON AND MRS PAULINE MARY BOUGHTON (SPOUSE OF DIRECTOR)

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

PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON AND MRS PAULINE MARY BOUGHTON (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

THE EXERCISE AND SALE OF 25,648 SHARE OPTIONS BY PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON; THE SALE
OF 1,000 SHARES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON AND THE SALE OF
1,000 SHARES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF MRS PAULINE MARY BOUGHTON.

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

27,648

10) Percentage of issued class

0.025%

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p

12) Price per share

25,648 SHARE OPTIONS EXERCISED AT 238.8032p AND SOLD AT 520p; 2,000 SHARES SOLD
AT 521.8200p

13) Date of transaction

WEDNESDAY 27TH MARCH 2002

14) Date company informed

WEDNESDAY 27TH MARCH 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

BENEFICIAL HOLDING OF 48,173 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH AND 248,869 SHARES
REMAINING UNDER OPTION.

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.043%

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

    Date of Notification....THURSDAY 28TH MARCH 2002............................



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