Annual Information Update

Spectris plc - Annual Information Update for the year ending 31 December 2008

      Date          Announcement Heading                 Source             
                                                                            
    02/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    02/01/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    02/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    03/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    03/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    04/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  RNS              
                                                                            
    04/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    07/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    08/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    09/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    10/01/08       Year End Trading Update                 RNS              
                                                                            
    10/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    10/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    11/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    15/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    16/01/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    16/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    17/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    18/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    18/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    21/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    21/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    21/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    22/01/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    22/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    23/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    24/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    25/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    28/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    29/01/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    29/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    30/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    30/01/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    30/01/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    01/02/08        Holding(s) in Company                  RNS              
                                                                            
    04/02/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    04/02/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    04/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    05/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    06/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    07/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    08/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    11/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    12/02/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    12/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    13/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    14/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    15/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    19/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    21/02/08      Transaction in Own Shares                RNS              
                                                                            
    22/02/08            Final Results                      RNS              
                                                                            
    25/02/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    25/02/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    26/02/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    26/02/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    27/02/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    28/02/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    29/02/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    29/02/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    29/02/08      Annual Information Update                PRN              
                                                                            
    10/03/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    14/03/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    18/03/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    19/03/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    19/03/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    26/03/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    26/03/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    28/03/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    31/03/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    01/04/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    04/04/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    15/04/08      Annual Report & Accounts                 PRN              
                                                                            
    16/04/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    06/05/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    06/05/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    08/05/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    12/05/08         Investor Site Visit                   RNS              
                                                                            
    13/05/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    14/05/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    14/05/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    15/05/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    16/05/08      AGM Statement and Interim                RNS              
                    Management Statement                                    
                                                                            
    16/05/08            AGM Statement                      PRN              
                                                                            
    19/05/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    31/05/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    03/06/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    03/06/08       Blocklisting - Interim                  PRN              
                           Review                                           
                                                                            
    09/06/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    12/06/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    19/06/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    25/06/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    01/07/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    10/07/08      First Half Trading Update                RNS              
                                                                            
    14/07/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    01/08/08        Spectris Acquisition                   RNS              
                                                                            
    01/08/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    22/08/08           Interim Results                     RNS              
                                                                            
    29/08/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    12/09/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    16/09/08           Treasury Stock                      PRN              
                                                                            
    18/09/08        Spectris Acquisition                   RNS              
                                                                            
    18/09/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    23/09/08      Completion of Acquisition                PRN              
                                                                            
    01/10/08        Spectris Acquisition                   RNS              
                                                                            
    01/10/08         Total Voting Rights                   PRN              
                                                                            
    02/10/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    17/10/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              
                                                                            
    20/10/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    20/10/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    20/10/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    24/10/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    24/10/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    24/10/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    31/10/08         Interim Management                    RNS              
                          Statement                                         
                                                                            
    04/11/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    11/11/08        OFT Fair Trade Merger                  RNS              
                           update                                           
                                                                            
    19/11/08     Director/PDMR Shareholding                PRN              
                                                                            
    28/11/08       Blocklisting - Interim                  PRN              
                           Review                                           
                                                                            
    15/12/08        Spectris Acquisition                   RNS              
                                                                            
    15/12/08        Holding(s) in Company                  PRN              

 Some or all of the information referred to in this Annual Information Update  
 may be out of date. The information appears by way of record and Spectris is  
                       under no obligation to update it.                       

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