Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spectris plc

                          Dividend Reinvestment Plan                           

Pursuant to a Dividend Reinvestment Plan offered to shareholders of Spectris
plc (the Company), whose names appeared on the register of members on 23
October 2009, the following Directors/PDMRs of the Company acquired shares on
13 November 2009 at a price of £7.4126 each:

Director/PDMR             Spectris shares acquired     Total holding following 
                                                       this notification       
                          (Ordinary shares of 5p each)                         
                                                                               
Mr Peter Alan Chambre     44                           5,197*                  

* Less than 0.1% of the issued share capital.

Enquiries:

Spectris plc

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470

17 November 2009