Director Shareholding

Spectris PLC
19 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

SPECTRIS plc

2)  Name of director


HANS DANIEL NILSSON
PAUL VICTOR BOUGHTON
JOHN WILLIAM POULTER
JAMES ANTHONY OTTER
JAMES CHARLES WEBSTER
JAMES GRAHAM ZACHARIAS


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

NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST

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

THE TRUSTEE OF THE SPECTRIS plc EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

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

N/A

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


THE TRANSFER OF 3,461 ORDINARY SHARES BY THE SPECTRIS plc EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
TO NON DIRECTOR OPTION HOLDERS FOLLOWING EXERCISES OF OPTIONS UNDER THE SPECTRIS
plc 1996 EXECUTIVE SHARE PLAN.

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

N/A

8)  Percentage of issued class

N/A

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

3,461

10) Percentage of issued class

0.003%

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p

12) Price per share


EXERCISE PRICE 238.8032p

13) Date of transaction


THURSDAY 18TH APRIL 2002

14) Date company informed

FRIDAY 19TH APRIL 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

2,894,080 SHARES

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.58%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

N/A

23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DIANE EVERED 01784 470 470

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

    Date of Notification........FRIDAY 19TH APRIL 2002......................


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