Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the                                           
annex                                                                          
                                                                               
For filings with issuer exclude the                                            
annex                                                                          

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying            Spectris plc            
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached: ii                                                        

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):      

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes   
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which      No   
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting         
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect    No   
to qualifying financial instruments                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                          No   
                                                                               
Other (please                                                             No   
specify):                                                                      

3. Full name of person(s) subject to        Standard Life Investments Ltd      
the notification obligation: iii                                               
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                Vidacos Nominees             
different from 3.):iv                                                          
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date                17 August 2009              
on which the threshold is crossed or                                           
reached: v                                                                     
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                  18 August 2009              
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                      8%                    
or reached: vi, vii                                                            

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of Situation previous             Resulting situation after            
shares         to the triggering                   the triggering                 
                  transaction                       transaction                   
                                                                                  
if possible    Number    Number    Number        Number of         % of voting    
using            of        of     of shares       voting             rights x     
the ISIN CODE  Shares    Voting                   rights                          
                         Rights                                                   
                                                                                  
                                   Direct   Direct xi Indirect   Direct   Indirect
                                                         xii                      
                                                                                  
GB0003308607  9,239,047 9,239,047 9,226,542 6,418,412 2,808,130  5.561%    2.433% 
                                                                                  
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                               
                                                                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              
                                                                                  
Type of financial Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting    % of voting  
   instrument     date xiii  Conversion Period  rights that may be      rights    
                                    xiv           acquired if the                 
                                                   instrument is                  
                                                    exercised/                    
                                                    converted.                    
                                                                                  

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial   
Instruments xv, xvi                                                             
                                                                                
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
                                                                                
Type of financ Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting    % of voting   
     ial        price   date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  rights xix, xx 
  instrument                         period       refers to                     
                                     xviii                                      
                                                                                
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                                                                                

Total (A+B+C)                                                                  
                                                                               
        Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights      
                                                                               
               9,226,542                                7.995%                 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                 
                                                                               

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                  
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                           [e-mail]    
                                                                               
                                             Standard Life Investments Ltd     
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                        0131 245 6565             

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                 
                                                                               
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                           

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name                                    Standard Life Investments Ltd     
(including legal form of legal                                                 
entities)                                                                      
                                                                               
Contact address                             [e-mail]    
(registered office for legal entities)                                         
                                                                               
Phone number & email                                 0131 245 6565             
                                                                               
Other useful information                                                       
(at least legal representative for                                             
legal persons)                                                                 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                               Robert Martin, Deputy Company Secretary
                                                                               
Contact address                           Spectris plc, Station Road, Egham,   
                                                   Surrey, TW20 9NP            
                                                                               
Phone number & email                                 01784 470 470             
                                                                               
Other useful information(e.g.                                                  
functional relationship with the person                                        
or legal entity subject to the                                                 
notification obligation)                                                       

C: Additional information                                                      
                                                                               

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.