Holding(s) in Company

Spectris PLC
2 July 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

SPECTRIS PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BRITANNIC INVESTMENT MANAGERS 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

THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

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


CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 365,307
CITIBANK NOMINEES LIMITED 1,079,827
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LIMITED 149,100
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 292,900
NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES LIMITED 290,100
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES LIMITED 1,159,333
DEUTSCHE BANK NOMINEES LIMITED 56,000

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

121,300

6. Percentage of issued class

0.12%

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

27TH JUNE 2002

11. Date company informed

1ST JULY 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

3,392,567

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.02%


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

DELORES CAMERON


Date of notification


2ND JULY 2002



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