Transaction in Own Shares

Spectris PLC
25 May 2007

25 May 2007



Spectris plc: Transaction in own shares



Spectris plc announces that on 25 May 2007 it purchased 220,000 of its 5p
ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price paid per share of
937.963636p. Spectris plc purchased these shares via Merrill Lynch
International.



The highest price paid per share was 939p, and the lowest price paid was 937.5p.



Spectris plc has purchased, to date, 2,030,000 of its own shares since
announcing a share buy-back in its 23 February 2007 preliminary results
announcement. The shares purchased are held as treasury shares. Following the
above purchase, Spectris plc holds 1,632,842 shares in treasury. The balance of
the purchased shares has been used to satisfy share option exercises under
Spectris plc's share option schemes.



The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is
123,372,281.


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