Holding(s) in Company

Spectris PLC
16 January 2002

                                 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 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)

SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED (SUTL)

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LIMITED (SIMNA LTD)

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA INC (SIMNA INC),

BANQUE INTERNATIONALE LUXEMBOURG,

BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS,

BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION A/C: P,

BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD A/C 6B,

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED,

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES LTD A/C 771401,

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

MORGAN NOMINEES LTD

MORGAN NOMINEES LTD A/C A,

MORGAN NOMINEES LTD A/C B,

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 756593,

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 759371,

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 809797,

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 831286,

MSS NOMINEES LTD A/C 846435,

NETWORK NOMINEES (SIX) LIMITED,

NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD,

NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C SRC13,

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD,

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD A/C GWPPCIF,

NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD A/C GWPPMPS,

PICTET AND CIE,

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD,

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C AAUKPS,

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C SUNPEN,

RBSTB NOMINEES LTD A/C LAUR,

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED,



EXACT HOLDINGS NOT PROVIDED.


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT PROVIDED

6)   Percentage of issued class

NOT PROVIDED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT PROVIDED

8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT PROVIDED

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10)  Date of transaction

NOT PROVIDED

11)  Date company informed

15TH JANUARY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

LESS THAN 10%

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 10%

14)  Any additional information

SCHRODER'S INTEREST HAS CEASESD TO BE A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PART IV OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 SINCE IT REPRESENTS LESS THAN 10% OF THE
NOMINAL VALUE OF SPECTRIS plc'S ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL.

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DIANE EVERED 01784 470470

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

     Date of notification .......16TH JANUARY 2002.