Holding(s) in Company

Spectris PLC
11 July 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


SPECTRIS PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


LEGAL & GENERAL 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


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


HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 886603 830,876
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245 536,288
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 361602 7,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 252605 200,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509 86,700
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206 2,525,990
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 130007 72,350
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203 85,833
TOTAL 4,345,037




5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


UNKNOWN



6. Percentage of issued class


UNKNOWN



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


UNKNOWN



8. Percentage of issued class


UNKNOWN



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P



10. Date of transaction


NOT PROVIDED





11. Date company informed


11TH JULY 2002



12. Total holding following this notification


4,345,037



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.86%



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


11TH JULY 2002



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