Director Shareholding

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
27 September 2004



                                SCHEDULE 11

      NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company


SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC


2. Name of director


CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL


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


CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL


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


CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL


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


CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL


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


EXERCISE OF OPTIONS OVER 15,000 SHARES, SALE OF 5,144 SHARES & TRANSFER OF 8,000 
SHARES TO SPOUSE


7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


15,000



8. Percentage of issued class


0.0200%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


13,144



10. Percentage of issued class


0.0175%


11. Class of security


ORDINARY


12. Price per share


EXERCISE - 427p, SALE - 587p



13. Date of transaction


27.9.04



14. Date company informed


27.9.04



15. Total holding following this notification


23,746



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.0317%



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


FAY RICKETTS, TEL. [phone]



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


FAY RICKETTS




Date of Notification


27.9.04



SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC




2. Name of director


CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL



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 ELIZABETH ANNE BALL




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 ELIZABETH ANNE BALL




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 ELIZABETH ANNE BALL



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 CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALL, & SALE



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


8,000



8. Percentage of issued class


0.0106%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


5,900



10. Percentage of issued class


0.0078%



11. Class of security


ORDINARY


12. Price per share


587P



13. Date of transaction


27.9.04



14. Date company informed


27.9.04



15. Total holding following this notification


32,670



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.0436%



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


FAY RICKETTS, TEL. [phone]




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


FAY RICKETTS


Date of Notification


27.9.04





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