Transaction in Own Shares

Transactions in own shares

Spectris plc (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc as part of the buyback programme announced on 5 March 2018.

Date of purchase: 7 March 2018

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 12,241

Lowest price paid per share: 2,587p

Highest price paid per share: 2,616p

Average price paid per share: 2,603.8963p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Since 5 March 2018, the Company has purchased 38,241 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,005,446.86.

A full breakdown of the individual trades is detailed below:

Transaction Date and Time	Volume	Price (GBP)	Trading Venue	Transaction Reference Number
07-Mar-2018 08:06:47	57	2607.0000	XLON	01503015000001958-E0Yw3uy8Sqxq20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:06:47	50	2607.0000	XLON	01503015000001958-E0Yw3uy8Sqxk20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:24:18	111	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000011548-E0Yw3uy8TE2T20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:28:12	87	2607.0000	XLON	01503015000012285-E0Yw3uy8TIQU20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:41:26	107	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000021103-E0Yw3uy8TXxI20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:48:53	161	2615.0000	XLON	11503115000025225-E0Yw3uy8TfUJ20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:57:55	24	2614.0000	XLON	01503015000030562-E0Yw3uy8ToDr20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:57:55	9	2614.0000	XLON	01503015000030562-E0Yw3uy8ToDn20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:57:55	19	2614.0000	XLON	01503015000030562-E0Yw3uy8ToDp20180307
07-Mar-2018 08:58:25	169	2614.0000	XLON	11503115000030938-E0Yw3uy8Tocl20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:00:27	28	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000030927-E0Yw3uy8TrCI20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:00:27	111	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000030927-E0Yw3uy8TrCK20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:13:18	66	2609.0000	XLON	11503115000036742-E0Yw3uy8U2EE20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:13:18	137	2609.0000	XLON	11503115000036742-E0Yw3uy8U2DI20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:28:20	128	2613.0000	XLON	01503015000046078-E0Yw3uy8UIl920180307
07-Mar-2018 09:34:07	61	2611.0000	XLON	11503115000046052-E0Yw3uy8UOiZ20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:34:07	100	2611.0000	XLON	11503115000046052-E0Yw3uy8UOiX20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:45:58	161	2607.0000	XLON	01503015000053257-E0Yw3uy8Ua1120180307
07-Mar-2018 09:45:58	128	2607.0000	XLON	11503115000053503-E0Yw3uy8Ua1320180307
07-Mar-2018 09:57:19	53	2604.0000	XLON	01503015000054316-E0Yw3uy8UkFd20180307
07-Mar-2018 09:57:19	68	2604.0000	XLON	01503015000054316-E0Yw3uy8UkFf20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:13:17	150	2604.0000	XLON	11503115000064726-E0Yw3uy8UxDg20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:13:17	192	2604.0000	XLON	11503115000064599-E0Yw3uy8UxDS20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:13:17	29	2604.0000	XLON	11503115000064726-E0Yw3uy8UxDl20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:32:32	6	2603.0000	XLON	01503015000071740-E0Yw3uy8VE1h20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:32:32	105	2603.0000	XLON	01503015000071740-E0Yw3uy8VE1f20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:40:31	74	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000074118-E0Yw3uy8VKRh20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:40:31	111	2601.0000	XLON	11503115000074025-E0Yw3uy8VKRb20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:40:31	34	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000074118-E0Yw3uy8VKRf20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:50:06	55	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000077604-E0Yw3uy8VR3U20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:50:06	15	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000077604-E0Yw3uy8VR3W20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:50:06	44	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000077604-E0Yw3uy8VR3S20180307
07-Mar-2018 10:54:59	127	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000078378-E0Yw3uy8VUzD20180307
07-Mar-2018 11:01:30	107	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000079276-E0Yw3uy8Vaws20180307
07-Mar-2018 11:07:15	50	2592.0000	XLON	11503115000081905-E0Yw3uy8VgF520180307
07-Mar-2018 11:07:16	89	2592.0000	XLON	11503115000081905-E0Yw3uy8VgGl20180307
07-Mar-2018 11:10:21	120	2587.0000	XLON	01503015000084231-E0Yw3uy8VjdX20180307
07-Mar-2018 11:23:06	62	2591.0000	XLON	01503015000089739-E0Yw3uy8Vu4420180307
07-Mar-2018 11:23:06	56	2591.0000	XLON	01503015000089739-E0Yw3uy8Vu4620180307
07-Mar-2018 11:23:06	138	2591.0000	XLON	11503115000089442-E0Yw3uy8Vu4220180307
07-Mar-2018 11:25:00	110	2590.0000	XLON	11503115000089921-E0Yw3uy8VvSm20180307
07-Mar-2018 11:43:26	219	2589.0000	XLON	11503115000095987-E0Yw3uy8W7jU20180307
07-Mar-2018 11:43:26	146	2589.0000	XLON	01503015000096626-E0Yw3uy8W7jW20180307
07-Mar-2018 11:59:17	108	2592.0000	XLON	11503115000101295-E0Yw3uy8WKe020180307
07-Mar-2018 12:14:20	1	2594.0000	XLON	01503015000107649-E0Yw3uy8WZL820180307
07-Mar-2018 12:14:27	41	2593.0000	XLON	11503115000107331-E0Yw3uy8WZR020180307
07-Mar-2018 12:14:27	107	2593.0000	XLON	01503015000106438-E0Yw3uy8WZQy20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:16:49	7	2595.0000	XLON	01503015000108343-E0Yw3uy8WbJr20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:19:04	4	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000109132-E0Yw3uy8WdBN20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:20:20	118	2596.0000	XLON	11503115000109170-E0Yw3uy8WeFF20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:27:25	107	2596.0000	XLON	01503015000111335-E0Yw3uy8WiaQ20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:30:33	15	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000112083-E0Yw3uy8WlGu20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:33:40	23	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000113041-E0Yw3uy8Wn2u20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:33:40	150	2597.0000	XLON	01503015000112889-E0Yw3uy8Wn2m20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:33:40	77	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000112692-E0Yw3uy8Wn2q20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:33:40	50	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000112692-E0Yw3uy8Wn2o20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:37:32	116	2595.0000	XLON	01503015000114217-E0Yw3uy8WqGk20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:41:21	112	2594.0000	XLON	11503115000114373-E0Yw3uy8WsrB20180307
07-Mar-2018 12:50:12	114	2596.0000	XLON	01503015000117567-E0Yw3uy8WyEs20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:06:05	100	2605.0000	XLON	11503115000121764-E0Yw3uy8X9s520180307
07-Mar-2018 13:06:05	102	2605.0000	XLON	11503115000121764-E0Yw3uy8X9s720180307
07-Mar-2018 13:13:57	121	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000123721-E0Yw3uy8XF0e20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:14:34	66	2609.0000	XLON	01503015000123706-E0Yw3uy8XFPJ20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:14:34	61	2609.0000	XLON	01503015000123706-E0Yw3uy8XFPH20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:26:35	1	2614.0000	XLON	11503115000127106-E0Yw3uy8XQ6o20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:26:35	108	2614.0000	XLON	01503015000127553-E0Yw3uy8XQ6q20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:26:35	12	2614.0000	XLON	11503115000127106-E0Yw3uy8XQ6l20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:26:35	95	2614.0000	XLON	11503115000127106-E0Yw3uy8XQ6i20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:32:53	116	2611.0000	XLON	11503115000128000-E0Yw3uy8XVua20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:37:41	51	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000131425-E0Yw3uy8XZB220180307
07-Mar-2018 13:37:41	67	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000131425-E0Yw3uy8XZB420180307
07-Mar-2018 13:43:15	114	2611.0000	XLON	11503115000133002-E0Yw3uy8XdTa20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:44:56	115	2610.0000	XLON	01503015000133235-E0Yw3uy8XenJ20180307
07-Mar-2018 13:55:54	130	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000137265-E0Yw3uy8XmYD20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:07:54	63	2609.0000	XLON	01503015000141868-E0Yw3uy8Xuya20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:07:54	2	2609.0000	XLON	01503015000141868-E0Yw3uy8Xuyc20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:07:54	53	2609.0000	XLON	01503015000141868-E0Yw3uy8XuyY20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:08:25	101	2608.0000	XLON	11503115000140611-E0Yw3uy8XvJz20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:08:25	38	2608.0000	XLON	11503115000140611-E0Yw3uy8XvJx20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:13:49	107	2611.0000	XLON	01503015000144062-E0Yw3uy8XzgT20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:17:45	92	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000144369-E0Yw3uy8Y2aQ20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:17:45	15	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000144369-E0Yw3uy8Y2aO20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:20:06	32	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000146172-E0Yw3uy8Y4B020180307
07-Mar-2018 14:20:06	59	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000146172-E0Yw3uy8Y4Ay20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:21:45	118	2610.0000	XLON	01503015000147104-E0Yw3uy8Y5eS20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:30:23	64	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000151159-E0Yw3uy8YF1q20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:32:09	43	2610.0000	XLON	01503015000152468-E0Yw3uy8YIAd20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:32:09	71	2610.0000	XLON	01503015000152468-E0Yw3uy8YIAb20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:34:15	65	2613.0000	XLON	11503115000153661-E0Yw3uy8YLyr20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:35:47	104	2616.0000	XLON	11503115000154651-E0Yw3uy8YP8v20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:35:47	14	2616.0000	XLON	11503115000154651-E0Yw3uy8YP8s20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:37:17	109	2615.0000	XLON	11503115000155278-E0Yw3uy8YRx120180307
07-Mar-2018 14:42:09	8	2614.0000	XLON	01503015000158757-E0Yw3uy8YZCT20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:42:09	100	2614.0000	XLON	01503015000158757-E0Yw3uy8YZCR20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:44:22	129	2614.0000	XLON	11503115000159291-E0Yw3uy8YcDL20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:47:25	110	2612.0000	XLON	11503115000160102-E0Yw3uy8YhEL20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:47:25	4	2612.0000	XLON	11503115000160102-E0Yw3uy8YhEN20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:50:46	115	2607.0000	XLON	11503115000163094-E0Yw3uy8Ymmo20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:54:53	46	2606.0000	XLON	01503015000164253-E0Yw3uy8YskD20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:54:53	67	2606.0000	XLON	01503015000164253-E0Yw3uy8YskB20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:56:15	116	2603.0000	XLON	01503015000166004-E0Yw3uy8Yv0u20180307
07-Mar-2018 14:59:47	110	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000167637-E0Yw3uy8YzzA20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:02:52	107	2598.0000	XLON	11503115000169827-E0Yw3uy8Z4t420180307
07-Mar-2018 15:05:23	112	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000171844-E0Yw3uy8Z8jV20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:11:42	85	2603.0000	XLON	01503015000175074-E0Yw3uy8ZIpu20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:13:05	33	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000175022-E0Yw3uy8ZL8A20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:16:58	115	2603.0000	XLON	11503115000178219-E0Yw3uy8ZRTA20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:16:58	37	2603.0000	XLON	11503115000178219-E0Yw3uy8ZRTD20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:19:34	79	2605.0000	XLON	11503115000179371-E0Yw3uy8ZVV420180307
07-Mar-2018 15:19:34	29	2605.0000	XLON	11503115000179371-E0Yw3uy8ZVV220180307
07-Mar-2018 15:23:18	117	2606.0000	XLON	01503015000182148-E0Yw3uy8ZbJy20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:25:19	118	2606.0000	XLON	01503015000182579-E0Yw3uy8Ze0H20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:25:19	107	2606.0000	XLON	11503115000182256-E0Yw3uy8Ze0420180307
07-Mar-2018 15:27:35	108	2606.0000	XLON	01503015000184794-E0Yw3uy8Zh1m20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:30:38	34	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000186645-E0Yw3uy8ZmQ920180307
07-Mar-2018 15:30:38	74	2610.0000	XLON	11503115000186645-E0Yw3uy8ZmQ720180307
07-Mar-2018 15:32:15	107	2609.0000	XLON	11503115000187532-E0Yw3uy8ZpeV20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:35:40	108	2609.0000	XLON	11503115000189949-E0Yw3uy8ZwTm20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:38:06	118	2609.0000	XLON	11503115000191585-E0Yw3uy8a0Si20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:40:24	88	2609.0000	XLON	01503015000193112-E0Yw3uy8a4Y220180307
07-Mar-2018 15:40:24	21	2609.0000	XLON	01503015000193112-E0Yw3uy8a4Y020180307
07-Mar-2018 15:42:34	68	2608.0000	XLON	11503115000194585-E0Yw3uy8a7sg20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:42:34	71	2608.0000	XLON	11503115000194585-E0Yw3uy8a7se20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:43:34	110	2608.0000	XLON	11503115000195277-E0Yw3uy8a9D020180307
07-Mar-2018 15:47:50	28	2604.0000	XLON	11503115000197256-E0Yw3uy8aFo520180307
07-Mar-2018 15:47:50	82	2604.0000	XLON	11503115000197256-E0Yw3uy8aFo320180307
07-Mar-2018 15:48:25	107	2603.0000	XLON	01503015000198586-E0Yw3uy8aGXo20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:50:41	107	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000199375-E0Yw3uy8aJSO20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:54:38	108	2599.0000	XLON	11503115000202458-E0Yw3uy8aOyF20180307
07-Mar-2018 15:55:42	115	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000203281-E0Yw3uy8aQV520180307
07-Mar-2018 15:58:08	111	2601.0000	XLON	11503115000205163-E0Yw3uy8aToA20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:01:01	118	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000207713-E0Yw3uy8aZXm20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:02:06	3	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000209425-E0Yw3uy8ab5j20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:02:06	104	2602.0000	XLON	01503015000209425-E0Yw3uy8ab5h20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:05:04	107	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000211460-E0Yw3uy8agOs20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:08:15	51	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000214308-E0Yw3uy8alFA20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:08:15	26	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000214308-E0Yw3uy8alF820180307
07-Mar-2018 16:08:15	31	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000214308-E0Yw3uy8alF620180307
07-Mar-2018 16:09:31	107	2601.0000	XLON	11503115000214858-E0Yw3uy8ams620180307
07-Mar-2018 16:12:56	100	2600.0000	XLON	01503015000217300-E0Yw3uy8as0P20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:14:08	101	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000219485-E0Yw3uy8auld20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:15:08	107	2602.0000	XLON	11503115000220169-E0Yw3uy8awYr20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:17:13	85	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000221611-E0Yw3uy8aznT20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:17:13	16	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000221611-E0Yw3uy8aznV20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:20:46	100	2601.0000	XLON	01503015000225398-E0Yw3uy8b6qN20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:21:44	49	2599.0000	XLON	11503115000225921-E0Yw3uy8b8TE20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:23:24	80	2598.0000	XLON	01503015000227606-E0Yw3uy8bAmB20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:24:48	66	2595.0000	XLON	11503115000227261-E0Yw3uy8bD0z20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:24:48	95	2597.0000	XLON	11503115000225971-E0Yw3uy8bD0A20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:26:02	1	2598.0000	XLON	11503115000229742-E0Yw3uy8bFR920180307
07-Mar-2018 16:26:45	49	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000230742-E0Yw3uy8bGdR20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:26:45	5	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000230742-E0Yw3uy8bGdT20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:26:45	37	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000230517-E0Yw3uy8bGdI20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:26:45	16	2599.0000	XLON	01503015000230517-E0Yw3uy8bGdL20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:28:50	5	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000231561-E0Yw3uy8bJzO20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:28:50	24	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000231561-E0Yw3uy8bJzM20180307
07-Mar-2018 16:29:25	16	2600.0000	XLON	11503115000231561-E0Yw3uy8bLHo20180307

Rebecca Dunn

Deputy Company Secretary

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