Holding in Company

Spectris PLC
11 July 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

SPECTRIS PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SHARES HELD IN PORTFOLIOS MANAGED ON DISCRETIONARY
BASIS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS UNDER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.

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

BANQUE INTERNATIONALE LUXEMBOURG,     45,000

BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS,     10,000

BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION SCHEME (CLIENT) NOMINEES
LTD A/C P,               839,540

BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD A/C 6B,     175,000

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,     210,135

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED,      19,300

DEN DANSKE,      11,400

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 767412,     34,000

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES LTD A/C 771401,     24,273

MINEWORKERS PENSION SCHEME (CLIENT) NOMINEES LTD A/C R,     438,004

MORGAN NOMINEES LTD A/C: A,     6,400

MORGAN NOMINEES LTD A/C: B,     172,750

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 756593,     75,000

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 759371,     30,625

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 809955,     99,666

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 846435,     100,000

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 831286,     367,840

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 823645,     140,000

NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED,     398,832

NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C SRC13,     33,833

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD,     127,933

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD A/C: GWPPCIF,     250,000

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD A/C: GWPPMPS,     70,000

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD,     78,399

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C AAUKPS,     58,333

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C SUNPEN,     2,400

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C LAUR,     22,000

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED,     133,000

NETWORK NOMINEES (SIX) LIMITED,     200,000

PICTET AND CIE,     9,455

HELD BY SCHRODER OFFICER ABROAD, HONG KONG,     1,666

SCHRODER NOMINEES LIMITED (SCHRODER NOMINEES),     6,524,950

SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED (SUTL) (CHASE Nominees Limited),     1,441,481

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LIMITED (SIMNA LTD),     73,422

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA INC (SIMNA INC),     1,030,677

SCHRODER HERMES,     174,032

TOTAL SHARES: 13,429,346


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT KNOWN

6) Percentage of issued class

NOT KNOWN

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT KNOWN

8) Percentage of issued class

NOT KNOWN

9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10) Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN

11) Date company informed

10th JULY 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

13,429,346


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.021%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DELORES CAMERON 01784 470470

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

Date of notification .....11TH JULY 2001....................