Transaction in Own Shares

Transactions in own shares

Spectris plc (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc as part of the buyback programme announced on 5 March 2018.

Date of purchase: 8 March 2018

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 12,256

Lowest price paid per share: 2,593p

Highest price paid per share: 2,630p

Average price paid per share: 2,611.1043p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Since 5 March 2018, the Company has purchased 50,497 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,327,064.89.

A full breakdown of the individual trades is detailed below:

Transaction Date and Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Trading Venue	Transaction Reference Number
08-Mar-2018 08:07:58	107	2598.0000	XLON	11503115000001369-E0YwmsS3zG9r20180308
08-Mar-2018 08:26:59	128	2596.0000	XLON	01503015000011938-E0YwmsS3zZzQ20180308
08-Mar-2018 08:34:32	130	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000016410-E0YwmsS3zh3R20180308
08-Mar-2018 08:34:32	10	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000016410-E0YwmsS3zh3T20180308
08-Mar-2018 08:44:19	140	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000020389-E0YwmsS3zpW420180308
08-Mar-2018 08:44:24	118	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000020309-E0YwmsS3zpaO20180308
08-Mar-2018 08:59:43	118	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000026246-E0YwmsS401u720180308
08-Mar-2018 09:00:03	108	2596.0000	XLON	11503115000026392-E0YwmsS4029720180308
08-Mar-2018 09:13:20	107	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000031592-E0YwmsS40DFs20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:19:26	11	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000033899-E0YwmsS40HTS20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:19:26	117	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000033926-E0YwmsS40HTU20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:19:26	127	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000033899-E0YwmsS40HTQ20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:33:52	28	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000038632-E0YwmsS40RSW20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:33:52	10	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000038632-E0YwmsS40RSa20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:33:52	90	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000038632-E0YwmsS40RSY20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:41:46	117	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000041001-E0YwmsS40WiZ20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:41:46	1	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000041001-E0YwmsS40WiX20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:47:32	107	2599.0000	XLON	11503115000043113-E0YwmsS40aZw20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:47:58	161	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000040863-E0YwmsS40aql20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:50:33	129	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000043618-E0YwmsS40chA20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:56:45	11	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000045259-E0YwmsS40h9Q20180308
08-Mar-2018 09:56:45	96	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000045259-E0YwmsS40h9O20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:12:28	118	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000049725-E0YwmsS40t7y20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:15:00	142	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000049786-E0YwmsS40uc320180308
08-Mar-2018 10:18:17	8	2599.0000	XLON	11503115000051427-E0YwmsS40wSR20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:18:17	138	2599.0000	XLON	11503115000051427-E0YwmsS40wSP20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:26:59	107	2596.0000	XLON	01503015000051528-E0YwmsS412az20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:32:34	17	2593.0000	XLON	11503115000054076-E0YwmsS416BP20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:41:23	109	2595.0000	XLON	01503015000057123-E0YwmsS41B3P20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:45:54	18	2595.0000	XLON	01503015000057807-E0YwmsS41DPB20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:45:54	89	2595.0000	XLON	01503015000057807-E0YwmsS41DPD20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:46:41	90	2595.0000	XLON	01503015000058363-E0YwmsS41Dx120180308
08-Mar-2018 10:54:14	57	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000060129-E0YwmsS41IV320180308
08-Mar-2018 10:54:14	51	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000060129-E0YwmsS41IVq20180308
08-Mar-2018 10:56:55	117	2595.0000	XLON	01503015000060281-E0YwmsS41K6S20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:06:15	114	2594.0000	XLON	01503015000061167-E0YwmsS41OtX20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:13:51	108	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000065339-E0YwmsS41SCP20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:22:28	139	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000067542-E0YwmsS41WYS20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:24:58	128	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000067408-E0YwmsS41XpS20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:37:51	104	2599.0000	XLON	11503115000071574-E0YwmsS41eOu20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:41:30	108	2598.0000	XLON	11503115000069462-E0YwmsS41gVi20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:48:49	129	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000074550-E0YwmsS41kpZ20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:48:49	5	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000074501-E0YwmsS41kpd20180308
08-Mar-2018 11:48:49	103	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000074501-E0YwmsS41kpb20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:07:00	107	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000078417-E0YwmsS41wym20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:12:05	113	2598.0000	XLON	11503115000080687-E0YwmsS4202N20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:12:06	15	2598.0000	XLON	11503115000080687-E0YwmsS4202g20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:19:37	76	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000083767-E0YwmsS424C720180308
08-Mar-2018 12:19:37	51	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000083767-E0YwmsS424C920180308
08-Mar-2018 12:28:46	48	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000086405-E0YwmsS428r520180308
08-Mar-2018 12:28:46	60	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000086405-E0YwmsS428r720180308
08-Mar-2018 12:28:51	117	2599.0000	XLON	11503115000086510-E0YwmsS428tt20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:33:33	31	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000087046-E0YwmsS42BR320180308
08-Mar-2018 12:33:33	86	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000087046-E0YwmsS42BRC20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:38:51	111	2598.0000	XLON	11503115000088172-E0YwmsS42E4X20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:40:55	108	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000089708-E0YwmsS42FVT20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:49:09	107	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000091465-E0YwmsS42Pg520180308
08-Mar-2018 12:51:37	107	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000093715-E0YwmsS42SGG20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:58:00	84	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000095565-E0YwmsS42WkJ20180308
08-Mar-2018 12:58:00	28	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000095565-E0YwmsS42WkH20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:07:22	85	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000098910-E0YwmsS42eFb20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:18:02	107	2601.0000	XLON	11503115000101846-E0YwmsS42lgw20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:26:41	114	2601.0000	XLON	11503115000103921-E0YwmsS42qSa20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:28:55	107	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000104495-E0YwmsS42roT20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:28:55	22	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000104495-E0YwmsS42roR20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:37:00	88	2603.0000	XLON	11503115000106695-E0YwmsS42zhY20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:37:00	80	2603.0000	XLON	01503015000106351-E0YwmsS42zhn20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:37:00	34	2603.0000	XLON	11503115000106695-E0YwmsS42zhd20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:37:00	38	2603.0000	XLON	01503015000106351-E0YwmsS42zhs20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:37	20	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000109217-E0YwmsS4378M20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:37	116	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000108650-E0YwmsS4378A20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:37	14	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000108579-E0YwmsS4378K20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:37	54	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000108327-E0YwmsS4378C20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:37	45	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000109099-E0YwmsS4378I20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:37	2	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000109027-E0YwmsS4378G20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:37	116	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000108398-E0YwmsS4378E20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:44:42	109	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000108762-E0YwmsS437Gq20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:55:18	101	2605.0000	XLON	01503015000111631-E0YwmsS43HJB20180308
08-Mar-2018 13:55:18	14	2605.0000	XLON	01503015000111631-E0YwmsS43HJ920180308
08-Mar-2018 14:03:56	35	2612.0000	XLON	11503115000115429-E0YwmsS43Qox20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:03:56	76	2612.0000	XLON	11503115000115429-E0YwmsS43Qov20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:11:34	143	2615.0000	XLON	01503015000118643-E0YwmsS43Yj620180308
08-Mar-2018 14:12:49	129	2618.0000	XLON	11503115000119742-E0YwmsS43ZvR20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:12:49	114	2617.0000	XLON	01503015000119215-E0YwmsS43Zw320180308
08-Mar-2018 14:16:45	113	2622.0000	XLON	11503115000121712-E0YwmsS43ene20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:30:12	109	2623.0000	XLON	11503115000128005-E0YwmsS43ri620180308
08-Mar-2018 14:30:16	109	2622.0000	XLON	11503115000126818-E0YwmsS43rp220180308
08-Mar-2018 14:30:16	164	2621.0000	XLON	01503015000126994-E0YwmsS43rpW20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:39:10	37	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000132458-E0YwmsS447ap20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:39:10	71	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000132458-E0YwmsS447ar20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:41:55	108	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000134183-E0YwmsS44CRU20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:45:22	89	2629.0000	XLON	11503115000136164-E0YwmsS44IOu20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:45:58	108	2630.0000	XLON	11503115000136593-E0YwmsS44JwE20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:51:13	114	2627.0000	XLON	11503115000139127-E0YwmsS44RRd20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:53:04	36	2628.0000	XLON	11503115000140036-E0YwmsS44UIV20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:54:22	51	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000140169-E0YwmsS44WN820180308
08-Mar-2018 14:54:22	85	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000140169-E0YwmsS44WN620180308
08-Mar-2018 14:57:21	112	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000141368-E0YwmsS44adz20180308
08-Mar-2018 14:59:55	114	2626.0000	XLON	11503115000143037-E0YwmsS44ffo20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:08:02	108	2628.0000	XLON	01503015000146969-E0YwmsS44uDG20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:10:43	108	2629.0000	XLON	01503015000148231-E0YwmsS44zGJ20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:14:02	115	2628.0000	XLON	11503115000148947-E0YwmsS454oS20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:16:42	128	2629.0000	XLON	01503015000151056-E0YwmsS458rE20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:16:42	150	2629.0000	XLON	01503015000151077-E0YwmsS458rG20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:21:48	108	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000154137-E0YwmsS45GFb20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:25:06	116	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000155801-E0YwmsS45LhO20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:27:01	108	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000156728-E0YwmsS45OWn20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:28:46	110	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000157461-E0YwmsS45RVJ20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:31:15	117	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000159397-E0YwmsS45W3M20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:33:05	108	2624.0000	XLON	01503015000159820-E0YwmsS45YwV20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:38:14	110	2625.0000	XLON	01503015000162475-E0YwmsS45gAh20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:43:50	60	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000165841-E0YwmsS45ot820180308
08-Mar-2018 15:43:50	54	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000165841-E0YwmsS45otA20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:44:19	25	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000166124-E0YwmsS45pXm20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:44:19	101	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000166124-E0YwmsS45pXo20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:46:00	107	2623.0000	XLON	11503115000167442-E0YwmsS45rWa20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:50:17	52	2624.0000	XLON	11503115000168750-E0YwmsS45wzB20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:50:59	82	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000169966-E0YwmsS45xvH20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:54:28	118	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000171736-E0YwmsS462mg20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:56:59	118	2624.0000	XLON	01503015000170550-E0YwmsS4665G20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:58:00	118	2625.0000	XLON	01503015000173424-E0YwmsS467Xo20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:58:13	47	2624.0000	XLON	11503115000173607-E0YwmsS467qm20180308
08-Mar-2018 15:58:13	71	2624.0000	XLON	11503115000173607-E0YwmsS467qo20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:00:07	69	2624.0000	XLON	11503115000174815-E0YwmsS46B2420180308
08-Mar-2018 16:01:23	107	2624.0000	XLON	11503115000176043-E0YwmsS46D3H20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:02:39	51	2625.0000	XLON	01503015000176613-E0YwmsS46F6y20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:02:39	99	2625.0000	XLON	01503015000176613-E0YwmsS46F6w20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:05:01	32	2628.0000	XLON	01503015000177843-E0YwmsS46IaB20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:05:01	92	2628.0000	XLON	01503015000177843-E0YwmsS46IaD20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:05:59	115	2628.0000	XLON	01503015000178716-E0YwmsS46K7e20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:07:39	52	2626.0000	XLON	11503115000180413-E0YwmsS46MsL20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:07:39	63	2626.0000	XLON	11503115000180413-E0YwmsS46MsN20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:10:58	50	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000181976-E0YwmsS46RV120180308
08-Mar-2018 16:10:58	33	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000181976-E0YwmsS46RUz20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:12:38	77	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000182999-E0YwmsS46U0h20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:12:38	23	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000182999-E0YwmsS46U0j20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:14:22	76	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000184330-E0YwmsS46X0F20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:14:22	15	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000184330-E0YwmsS46X0D20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:15:58	3	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000185355-E0YwmsS46Z1l20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:15:58	1	2626.0000	XLON	01503015000185355-E0YwmsS46Z1n20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:18:22	48	2627.0000	XLON	11503115000187045-E0YwmsS46cdY20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:18:22	34	2627.0000	XLON	11503115000187045-E0YwmsS46cda20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:18:22	2	2627.0000	XLON	11503115000187045-E0YwmsS46cdc20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:19:18	26	2627.0000	XLON	01503015000187217-E0YwmsS46dfp20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:19:18	74	2627.0000	XLON	01503015000187217-E0YwmsS46dfr20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:20:58	37	2625.0000	XLON	01503015000188479-E0YwmsS46fww20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:22:21	41	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000188893-E0YwmsS46hq020180308
08-Mar-2018 16:23:01	42	2625.0000	XLON	01503015000189699-E0YwmsS46iZy20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:25:08	4	2626.0000	XLON	11503115000191567-E0YwmsS46lj320180308
08-Mar-2018 16:25:08	49	2626.0000	XLON	11503115000191567-E0YwmsS46lj520180308
08-Mar-2018 16:25:58	56	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000192243-E0YwmsS46mxq20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:27:39	48	2625.0000	XLON	11503115000193336-E0YwmsS46pFQ20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:29:19	56	2625.0000	XLON	01503015000193919-E0YwmsS46ruI20180308
08-Mar-2018 16:29:32	40	2624.0000	XLON	11503115000194301-E0YwmsS46sZn20180308

Rebecca Dunn

Deputy Company Secretary

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