Director Shareholding

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
16 April 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC




2. Name of director


MARCUS JOHN DYNE STEEL




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


MARCUS JOHN DYNE STEEL




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


MARCUS JOHN DYNE STEEL




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


MARCUS JOHN DYNE STEEL




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


EXERCISE OF OPTIONS OVER 15,000 SHARES, SALE OF 6,000 SHARES & TRANSFER OF 7,500 
SHARES TO SPOUSE




7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


15,000



8. Percentage of issued class


0.020%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


13,500



10. Percentage of issued class


0.018%



11. Class of security


ORDINARY




12. Price per share


EXERCISE - 427p, SALE - 579p



13. Date of transaction


EXERCISE & TRANSFER TO SPOUSE - 15.4.04, SALE - 16.4.04



14. Date company informed


15 & 16.4.04



15. Total holding following this notification


31,986



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.043%



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


FAY RICKETTS, TEL. [phone]




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


FAY RICKETTS




Date of Notification


16.4.04






SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC




2. Name of director


MARCUS JOHN DYNE STEEL




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 ELISABETH JANE MCLAREN STEEL




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 ELISABETH JANE MCLAREN STEEL




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 ELISABETH JANE MCLAREN STEEL




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


TRANSFER FROM SPOUSE, MR MARCUS JOHN DYNE STEEL, & SALE




7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


7,500



8. Percentage of issued class


0.010%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


6,000



10. Percentage of issued class


0.008%



11. Class of security


ORDINARY




12. Price per share


579p



13. Date of transaction


TRANSFER - 15.4.04, SALE - 16.4.04



14. Date company informed


15 & 16.4.04



15. Total holding following this notification


33,984



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.045%



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


FAY RICKETTS, TEL. [phone]




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


FAY RICKETTS




Date of Notification


16.4.04






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