Director Shareholding

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
02 June 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC




2. Name of director


NEIL HARVEY DAWS




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


NEIL HARVEY DAWS




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


NEIL HARVEY DAWS




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


NEIL HARVEY DAWS




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







7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired






8. Percentage of issued class






9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed






10. Percentage of issued class






11. Class of security


ORDINARY




12. Price per share






13. Date of transaction






14. Date company informed






15. Total holding following this notification






16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification






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


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC ON APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR ON 1ST JUNE 2003 - 1,112 SHARES



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


2.6.03










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