Holding in Company

Spectris PLC
8 October 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

SPECTRIS plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

SCHRODERS 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

SCHRODER NOMINEES LIMITED (SCHRODER NOMINEES)     6,227,642

SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED (SUTL)     1,024,040

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

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA INC (SIMNA INC),     1,055,677

BANQUE INTERNATIONALE LUXEMBOURG,     45,000

BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS,     10,000

BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION A/C: P,     964,540

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

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,     210,135

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED,     19,300

DEN DANSKE,     11,400

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES LTD A/C 771401,     36,773

MINEWORKERS PENSION SCHEME (CLIENT) NOMINEES LTD A/C R,     503,004

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,     39,625

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 767412,     14,000

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 831286,     347,364

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 846435,     157,898

NETWORK NOMINEES (SIX) LIMITED,     250,000

NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD,     359,232

NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C SRC13,     33,833

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD,     137,933

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD A/C GWPPCIF,     250,000

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD A/C GWPPMPS,     70,000

PICTET AND CIE,     9,455

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD,     295,299

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C AAUKPS,     58,333

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C SUNPEN,     4,300

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C LAUR,     23,000

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED,     72,875




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

FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

12,733,230

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.387%


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 ...MONDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2001.