Director Shareholding

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
26 September 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company

SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC

2. Name of director

MICHAEL TOWNSEND

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

SPOUSE - MRS GILLIAN MARYSKA TOWNSEND

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

MRS GILLIAN MARYSKA TOWNSEND

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

MRS GILLIAN MARYSKA TOWNSEND

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

TRANSFER FROM SPOUSE - MR M TOWNSEND

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,250

8. Percentage of issued class

0.0017%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

ORDINARY

12. Price per share

N/A

13. Date of transaction

16.9.02

14. Date company informed

16.9.02

15. Total holding following this notification

2,779

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0037%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant




18. Period during which or date on which exercisable




19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option




20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number




21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise




22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification




23. Any additional information




24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


PETER A. SMITH, TEL. [phone]


25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

PETER A. SMITH


Date of Notification

26.9.02







                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC

2. Name of director

MICHAEL TOWNSEND

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

MICHAEL TOWNSEND

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

MICHAEL TOWNSEND

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

MRS GILLIAN MARYSKA TOWNSEND

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

TRANSFER TO SPOUSE - MRS GILLIAN MARYSKA TOWNSEND

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,250

10. Percentage of issued class

0.0017%

11. Class of security

ORDINARY

12. Price per share

N/A

13. Date of transaction

16.9.02

14. Date company informed

16.9.02

15. Total holding following this notification

100

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0001%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant




18. Period during which or date on which exercisable




19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option




20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number




21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise




22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification




23. Any additional information




24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PETER A. SMITH, TEL. [phone]


25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

PETER A. SMITH


Date of Notification

26.9.02






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