Director Shareholding

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
17 March 2003

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company

SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC

2. Name of director

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL

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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL

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

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

SALE & REPURCHASE INTO ISA

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,730

8. Percentage of issued class

0.00233

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,753

10. Percentage of issued class

0.00236

11. Class of security

ORDINARY

12. Price per share

SALE: 400p, PURCHASE 402p

13. Date of transaction

17.3.03

14. Date company informed

17.3.03

15. Total holding following this notification

20,981

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.02824


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.


17. Date of grant





18. Period during which or date on which exercisable





19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option





20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number





21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise




22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification




23. Any additional information




24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PETER A. SMITH, TEL. [phone]

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

PETER A. SMITH

Date of Notification

17.3.03



SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC

2. Name of director

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL

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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

SPOUSE - MRS ELIZABETH ANNE BALL

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

MRS ELIZABETH ANNE BALL

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

MRS ELIZABETH ANNE BALL

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

SALE & REPURCHASE INTO ISA

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,730

8. Percentage of issued class

0.00233

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,753

10. Percentage of issued class

0.00236

11. Class of security

ORDINARY

12. Price per share

SALE: 400p, PURCHASE 402p

13. Date of transaction

17.3.03

14. Date company informed

17.3.03

15. Total holding following this notification

31,652

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0426

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant





18. Period during which or date on which exercisable




19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option





20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number





21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise




22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification




23. Any additional information




24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PETER A. SMITH, TEL. [phone]

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

PETER A. SMITH

Date of Notification

17.3.03



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