Holding(s) in Company

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
04 August 2005

                                   SCHEDULE 10

                     NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT



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


IN RESPECT OF CLIENTS WHOSE PORTFOLIOS ARE MANAGED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN BOX 2 ABOVE



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


SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 3.8.05



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not stated



6. Percentage of issued class


Not stated



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not stated



8. Percentage of issued class


Not stated



9. Class of security


ORDINARY



10. Date of transaction


Not stated



11. Date company informed


3.8.05



12. Total holding following this notification


3,754,616



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.922% (share capital 76,281,574)



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


PETER A. SMITH, TEL. [phone]



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


FAY RICKETTS



Date of notification


4.8.05



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Letter to Spirax-Sarco Engineering Plc

Dated 3 August 2005





Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198



Please find below the details of the notifiable interest of Legal & General
Group Plc and/or its subsidiaries in the relevant share capital of your company:



Material Interest


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 914945                                        28,340
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942217                                       119,989
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942175                                       274,188
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942187                                        82,882
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                                       293,162
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007                                        62,458
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                                     1,771,168
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                                       108,489
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 969995                                       174,468
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 978777                                        53,280
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 282605                                       675,697
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                                       110,495
                                                                                    3,754,616     4.94%



We currently have a notifiable interest in 3,754,616 shares which we understand
represents 4.94% of that class of your share capital calculated on an issued
share capital of 75,896,979 ordinary shares.



Should you wish to discuss any aspect of this notification, please do not
hesitate to contact Helen Lewis on 020 7528 6742.



Yours faithfully



Helen Tasker

Authorised Signatory



Helen Lewis

Authorised Signatory




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