Holding(s) in Company

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
19 June 2002


                              SCHEDULE 10

               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

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 17TH JUNE 2002 (RECEIVED 18.6.02)

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 KNOWN

11. Date company informed

18.6.02

12. Total holding following this notification

2,233,391

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.017%

14. Any additional information

Share capital at 14.6.02 - 74,024,635

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

PETER A. SMITH

Date of notification

19.6.02


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Letter to Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
Dated 17th June 2002

Re: Section 198 Notification

Corporate Secretary:

Enclosed is a Section 198 Notification dated 14 June 2002.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CGC) is a holding company for several
subsidiary companies engaged in investment management business.  The investment
management business is divided into two operational groups, represented by
Capital Research and Management Company ('CRMC') and Capital Group
International, Inc, ('CGII').  CRMC is a U.S.-based investment adviser that
manages The American Funds Group of mutual funds, CGII is the parent company of
five companies that serve as investment managers to various institutional
clients around the globe. Capital Guardian Trust Company in the U.S., Capital
International, Inc. in the U.S. and Singapore, Capital International Limited in
the United Kingdom, Capital International SA in Switzerland and Capital
International K.K. in Japan. For a more complete description of our
organization, please visit our Web site at www.capgroup.com.

Neither CGC nor any of its subsidiaries own shares of your company for their own
account. Rather, the shares reported in this Notification are owned by accounts
under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment
management companies described above. Furthermore, CRMC and CGII act separately
from one another, and from CGC in exercising investment discretion over their
managed accounts.

For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of 73,600,000
shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the relevant share
capital which determine the notifiable interest. We believe this outstanding
share balance is current however, if this number is not accurate, please contact
us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary revisions to this
Notification.

Should you have questions or require additional information, please contact Inmo
Khang or Gina Martinez at [phone], or sand a fax message to (213)
486-9698.  Alternatively, you may contact us via E-mail at
[e-mail].


Regards,

Inmo Khang
Compliance Associate



Letter to Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
Dated 14th June 2002


Section 198 Notification, Notification of New


This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its
affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company and Capital
Guardian Trust Company, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985.

The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of
holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form part
of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies.

Share capital to which this relates:
Ordinary Shares (73,600,000 shares outstanding)

Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest:
2,233,391

Name(s) of registered holder(s):

See Schedule B


As of 14 June 2002

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc


                                                                                Number of        Percent of
                                                                                   Shares       Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

•       Capital Guardian Trust Company                                         397,000.00             0.54%
•
•       Capital Research and Management Company                              1,836,391.00             2.50%


Schedule A

Schedule of holdings in Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc

As of 14 June 2002

Capital Guardian Trust Company


Registered Name                                                                               Local Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                                                             233,400
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

Midland Bank plc                                                                                   123,600
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R OE, United Kingdom

Nortrust Nominees                                                                                   40,000
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

TOTAL                                                                                              397,000


Capital Research and Management Company


Registered Name                                                                               Local Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                                                           1,836,391
Woolgate House
Coleman street
London EC2P 2HD

TOTAL                                                                                            1,836,391

Schedule B


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