Trading Statement

Date:          Embargoed until 7.00am, Thursday 13 January 2005              
                                                                             
Contact:       Hans Nilsson, Chief Executive        Tel: [phone]        
                                                                             
               Spectris plc                                                  
                                                                             
               Richard Mountain                     Tel: [phone]       
                                                                             
               Financial Dynamics                                            

                                 SPECTRIS PLC                                  

                         2004 YEAR END TRADING UPDATE                          

Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company, today issues
a trading update ahead of its results for the year ending 31 December 2004.

Demand continued to be strong in the second half and consistent with that
expected at the time of the Interim results announcement in September. The
group saw very good orders from Asia and North America but more modest levels
in Europe. The supplier issues experienced in the first half did not impede
shipments in the second half. Sales for the full year will have increased by 
7% to 8%.

The anticipated outcome for 2004 is that Spectris will deliver profits (before
tax, exceptional items and goodwill amortisation) ahead of last year and in the
middle of the range of analysts' estimates.

The company starts the year in a good position notwithstanding the risk of
further adverse currency effects. The full year results will be announced on
Tuesday, 15 March 2005.

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Copies of this notice are available to the public from the registered office:

Station Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9NP and on the company's website at

www.spectris.com