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Spectris PLC 28 September 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 BEHLAF 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) 6,419,575 SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED (SUTL) 1,610,186 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, 292,999 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 27th SEPTEMBER 2001 12) Total holding following this notification 13,509,009 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 12.081% 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 .......28TH SEPTEMBER 2001.

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