Director Shareholding

Spectris PLC
13 March 2002



Spectris plc announcement



Notification of Interests of Directors


Spectris plc ('the Company') was today informed that on 12th March 2002 the
Trustee of the Spectris plc Employee Benefit Trust made the following grants of
options under the Spectris plc 1996 Executive Share Plan and 1999 Executive
Share Option Scheme:


Name of Director                                  Number of
                                                  Ordinary
                                                  Shares of 5
                                                  pence each
                                                                                                      Grant
                                                                                                      price (p)
                                                                Scheme

Hans Daniel Nilsson                               65,000        1996 Executive Share Plan             516.5
Paul Victor Boughton                              40,000        1996 Executive Share Plan             516.5
James Charles Webster                             40,000        1996 Executive Share Plan             516.5
James Graham Zacharias                            40,000        1996 Executive Share Plan             516.5
James Anthony Otter                               19,192        1996 Executive Share Plan             516.5
James Anthony Otter                               5,808         1999 Executive Share Option Scheme    516.5



The options are exercisable between 12th March 2005 and 11th March 2012.
Entitlement to exercise these options is conditional upon achievement of EPS
Growth Targets.



The Company was also notified today that on 12th March 2002 directors of the
Company undertook the following transactions:



i)    John William Poulter exercised an option over 35,908 shares at a price of
238.8032 pence each, and 51,297 matching options at 5 pence each.  Subsequently,
Mr Poulter sold 87,205 shares (representing 0.078% of the issued share capital)
at a price of 521.5 pence per share.



Following this notification, Mr Poulter retains a beneficial holding in the
Company of 208,965 ordinary shares of 5 pence each (0.187% of the issued share
capital) and has 300,555 shares remaining under option.



ii)   Hans Daniel Nilsson exercised a matching option over 35,907 shares at a
price of 5 pence each.  Subsequently, 12,329 shares were sold at a price of
521.5 pence each (to finance the exercise price and PAYE tax liability) and the
balance of 23,578 shares was retained.



      Following this notification, Mr Nilsson's beneficial holding in the
Company increased to 28,244 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company
(0.025% of the issued share capital) and he has 290,467 shares remaining under
option.



iii)   Paul Victor Boughton exercised a matching option over 35,907 shares at a
price of 5 pence each.  Subsequently, 12,329 shares were sold at a price of
521.5 pence each (to finance the exercise price and PAYE tax liability) and the
balance of 23,578 shares was retained.



      Following this notification, Mr Boughton's beneficial holding in the
Company increased to 50,173 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company
(0.045% of the issued share capital) and he has 274,517 shares remaining under
option.



iv)  James Charles Webster exercised a matching option over 35,907 shares at a
price of 5 pence each.  Subsequently, 12,329 shares were sold at a price of
521.5 pence each (to finance the exercise price and PAYE tax liability) and the
balance of 23,578 shares was retained.



      Following this notification, Mr Webster's beneficial holding in the
Company increased to 32,350 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company
(0.029% of the issued share capital) and he has 318,039 shares remaining under
option.



v)   James Graham Zacharias exercised a matching option over 35,907 shares at a
price of 5 pence each.  Subsequently, 12,329 shares were sold at a price of
512.5 pence each (to finance the exercise price and PAYE tax liability) and the
balance of 23,578 shares was retained.



      Following this notification, Mr Zacharias' beneficial holding in the
Company increased to 26,844 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company
(0.024% of the issued share capital) and he has 238,405 shares remaining under
option.



vi)  James Anthony Otter has 46,594 shares remaining under option following this
notification.



The company confirms that the performance conditions precedent to exercise of
the above options and matching options have been fulfilled.





Name of contact and telephone number for queries:   Diane Evered, 01784 470 470


Date of Notification:            Wednesday 13th March 2002



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