Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spectris plc ("the Company")                          

                          Director/PDMR Shareholding                           

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a).

On 8 March 2012, awards granted on 25 February 2008 and 25 February 2009 under
the Spectris Performance Share Plan to a person discharging managerial
responsibilities were exercised.  The Company was informed by the individual
below of the transaction on 8 March 2012. The awards were granted in the form
of nominal cost options with an exercise price of 5 pence per share.  The
awards became exercisable on 25 February 2011 and 25 February 2012 each for a
period of 7 years.

 Name    Total    Number    Number of    Number of shares  Price      Total    
       number of    of        shares         disposed       per      holding   
        shares    shares   disposed to    otherwise than   share    following  
       exercised retained  satisfy the    to satisfy the  received notification
                              option     option exercise     on                
                          exercise price  price and tax   disposal             
                             and tax       liabilities      (p)                
                           liabilities                                         
                                                                               
  J     73,585    12,278      38,365          22,942        1750      39,907   
Morcom                                                                         

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

Date: 9 March 2012