Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex                                              
                                                                                        
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                   Spectris
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             
                                                                                     Yes
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                     No 
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                     No 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                     No 
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                              No 
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                      Kames Capital     
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                          
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                                       
reached: v                                                            14th June 2012    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       
                                                                      18th June 2012    
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                  
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                      3%                
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                    
                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                            
                                                                                        
Class/type   Situation previous     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of           to the triggering                                                          
shares       transaction                                                                
                                                                                        
             Number     Number      Number    Number of voting     % of  voting rights x
if possible  of         of          of shares rights                                    
using        Shares     Voting                                                          
the ISIN                Rights      Direct    Direct xi   Indirect Direct    Indirect   
CODE                                                      xii                           
                                                                                        
GB0003308607 3,685,761   3,685,761  2,719,989  2,719,989  611,738  2.32%     0.52%      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/                 Number of voting    % of voting 
financial      date xiii      Conversion Period xiv     rights that may be  rights      
instrument                                              acquired if the                 
                                                        instrument is                   
                                                        exercised/                      
                                                        converted.                      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of       Exercise  Expiration Exercise/           Number of     % of voting rights 
financial     price     date xvii  Conversion period   voting rights xix, xx            
instrument                         xviii               instrument                       
                                                       refers to                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                     Nominal  Delta     
Contract for                                                                            
Difference    n/a       n/a        n/a                 n/a           0.00%              
                                                                              1         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights                       
                                                                                        
3,331,727                             2.84%                                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Kames Capital:-                                                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Kames Capital plc                                                                       
Kames Capital Management Ltd                                                            
Kames Capital ICVC                                                                      
Kames Capital VCIC                                                                      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     Kames Capital         
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                     
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                       
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                              Wendy Dunsmore           
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                  0131 549 3706            
                                                                                        


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification                  
obligation                                                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                           Kames Capital                       
                                                                                        
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                     Kames House,                        
                                                                                        
(registered office for legal entities)              3 Lochside Crescent,                
                                                                                        
                                                    Edinburgh,                          
                                                                                        
                                                    EH12 9SA                            
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                0870 60 90 101                      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                            Alison Talbot, Company secretary,   
                                                                                        
(at least legal representative for legal persons)   0131 549 3205                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                           Robert Martin, Deputy Company       
                                                    Secretary                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                     Spectris plc, Heritage House, Church
                                                    Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9QD       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                01784 470 470                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or                                        
legal entity subject to the notification                                                
obligation)                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
C: Additional information                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.