Director/PDMR Shareholding

Date: 18 May 2006

                         SPECTRIS plc (the "Company")                          

 SHARE AWARDS TO DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 
                                   ("PDMRs")                                   

SPECTRIS PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN

Under the terms of the Spectris Performance Share Plan, nominal cost options   
(with the grantee being required to pay, on the vesting of the Award, the par  
value of any shares released to him) were granted on 18 May 2006 to certain    
directors and PDMRs of the Company in respect of the 3 year performance period 
1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008. The maximum number of Spectris plc 5p      
Ordinary shares which each executive could potentially receive in respect of   
this performance period, is as follows:                                        
                                                                               
                                                 Number of Shares              
                                                                               
John O'Higgins                                        56,000                   
                                                                               
Stephen Harris                                        24,000                   
                                                                               
James Webster                                         24,500                   
                                                                               
Jeremy Morcom                                         18,500                   
                                                                               
Roger Stephens                                        16,000                   

There are two performance conditions applying to the Share Award. 50% of the   
Award will be subject to a performance condition based on the compound annual  
earnings per share (EPS) growth in excess of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)   
measured over three financial years commencing with the financial year in which
the Award is granted. The other 50% of the Award will be subject to a          
performance condition comparing the Company's total shareholder return against 
a comparator group comprised of the FTSE 250 (excluding Investment Trusts) over
three years from the date of grant.                                            
                                                                               
Shares vesting from the Award shall be retained by the directors and PDMRs     
until their total shareholding in Spectris exceeds once times salary in value. 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470