Director Shareholding

Spectris PLC
4 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

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

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 EXERCISE OF 61,555 SHARE OPTIONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT SALE OF 43,236 SHARES TO
FUND THE COST OF THE EXERCISE.

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

18,319

8)  Percentage of issued class

0.016%

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

43,236

10) Percentage of issued class

0.039%

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p

12) Price per share

41,037 SHARE OPTIONS EXERCISED AT 369.6576p AND 20,518 SHARE OPTIONS EXERCISED
AT 388.9081p; 43,236 SHARES SOLD AT 537p



13) Date of transaction

WEDNESDAY 3RD APRIL 2002

14) Date company informed

WEDNESDAY 3RD 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

    Date of Notification....THURSDAY 4TH APRIL 2002............................



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