Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spectris plc announcement

Notification of Transactions of Directors

Spectris plc ("the Company") was today informed of the following transaction:

On 22nd March 2007, Mr James Webster, Business Group Director of the Company,
exercised 133,041 options (0.106% of issued class). The options were exercised
at a price of 884.505p and the resulting shares were disposed. Mr Webster's
total beneficial holding following this transaction has remained at 100,126
shares (0.08% of issued class). There are 120,000 shares remaining under
option.

Details of the Options Exercised are as follows:

   Date of Grant      Grant Price (p)    Number of Options  
                                              Granted       
                                                            
   14 March 2000         513.1832              30,202       
                                                            
   13 March 2001           498.5               18,839       
                                                            
 10 September 2003         468.5               44,000       
                                                            
   17 March 2004            462                40,000       

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Enquiries:

Spectris plc

Roger Stephens, Company Secretary