Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spectris plc ("the Company")                          

                          Director/PDMR Shareholding                           

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

On 29 April 2014, awards granted on 11 April 2011 under the Spectris
Performance Share Plan to a director and person discharging managerial
responsibilities were exercised.  The Company was informed by the individual
below of the transaction on 29 April 2014. 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 11 April 2014 for a period of 7 years.

  Name     Total    Number   Number of      Number of    Price per    Total    
         number of    of       shares    shares disposed   share     holding   
          shares    shares  disposed to  otherwise than  received   following  
         exercised retained satisfy the  to satisfy the     on     notification
                               option    option exercise disposal              
                              exercise    price and tax     (p)                
                             price and     liabilities                         
                                tax                                            
                            liabilities                                        
                                                                               
  R J     15,209     Nil       7,208          8,001      2231.2471    25,135   
Stephens                                                                       


Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin
Deputy Company Secretary
01784 470 470

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

Date: 29 April 2014