Directorate Change

Spectris PLC
21 April 2006


Date:            Embargoed until 7.00am, Friday 21 April 2006

Contact:         John O'Higgins, Chief Executive
                 Spectris plc                                Tel:  [phone]

                 Richard Mountain
                 Financial Dynamics                          Tel:  [phone]



                              SPECTRIS PLC

                          DIRECTORATE CHANGE

Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company, announces that
Group Finance Director, Steve Hare, will be leaving the company on 21 July 2006
to take up an appointment as Chief Financial Officer of Invensys plc.

John Poulter, Chairman, commented: 'We wish Steve well in this new appointment
and are particularly grateful for his contribution to Spectris during the
transition of Chief Executive in 2005'.

The company's next trading update will be at the Annual General Meeting on 17
May 2006.

                                      ENDS


Copies of this announcement are available from the company's registered office
at

Station Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9NP, and on the company's website at
www.spectris.com.



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