Result of AGM

Spectris plc                                  
                                                                               
                   Spectris plc Annual General Meeting 2012                    
                                                                               
At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Spectris plc held today, all the      
Resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting and put to the meeting were duly
passed.                                                                        
                                                                               
Details of the proxy votes received by the Company before the AGM in respect of
each resolution are set out on the Company's website www.spectris.com          
                                                                               
Copies of Special Resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the       
National Storage Mechanism and will then be available at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do                                                                         

20 April 2012                                                                  
                                                                               
Robert Martin                                                                  
                                                                               
Spectris plc                                                                   
                                                                               
01784 470 470