Director/PDMR Shareholding

Date: 9 March 2010

                         SPECTRIS plc (the "Company")                          

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

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a) and DTR 3.1.4(1)  
(c).                                                                           
                                                                               
Under the terms of the Spectris Performance Share Plan (the "Plan"), nominal   
cost options were granted on 8 March 2010 to certain directors and PDMRs of the
Company. The maximum number of Spectris plc 5p Ordinary shares which each      
Director/PDMR could potentially receive in respect of his Award is as follows: 
                                                                               
Name of Director/PDMR Number of Shares under the  Total number of Shares held  
                                Award            under Awards granted under the
                                                      Plan following grant     
                                                                               
John O'Higgins                  65,400                      250,900            
                                                                               
Jeremy Morcom                   29,500                      111,300            
                                                                               
Roger Stephens                  28,000                      106,700            
                                                                               
Clive Watson                    42,800                      162,400            
                                                                               
James Webster                   38,900                      148,600            

No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards.                         
                                                                               
The vesting of an award is subject to the continued employment of the          
participant and the satisfaction of performance conditions set by the          
Remuneration Committee of the Company. The awards will normally vest on the    
later of the third anniversary of grant and the determination of the           
performance condition. To the extent that the award vests, it is exercisable   
for a period of 12 months from the date of vesting.                            
                                                                               
The option price payable by each participant on the exercise of his Award is 5 
pence per share.                                                               
                                                                               
The Company was informed of the above transactions on 9 March 2010.            

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470