Transaction in Own Shares

Spectris PLC
18 May 2007



Spectris plc: Transaction in own shares

Spectris plc announces that on 18 May 2007 it purchased 50,000 of its 5p
ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price paid per share of 972.902p.
Spectris plc purchased these shares via Hoare Govett Limited's affiliate, ABN
AMRO Bank N.V., London Branch.

The highest price paid per share was 975p, and the lowest price paid was 967p.

Spectris plc has purchased, to date, 1,360,000 of its own shares since
announcing a share buy-back in its 23 February 2007 preliminary results
announcement. The shares purchased are held as treasury shares. Following the
above purchase, Spectris plc holds 963,511 shares in treasury. The balance of
the purchased shares has been used to satisfy share option exercises under
Spectris plc's share option schemes.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is
124,041,612.



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