SPECTRIS ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD COMMITTEES

27 February 2015 - Spectris plc ("Spectris) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces changes to the membership of its Board Committees. These follow the appointment of two additional non-executive directors with effect from 1st January 2015 and today's approval and release of the 2014 preliminary results announcement, and reflect the imminent retirement of John Warren (currently Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee) at the 2015 Annual General Meeting.

The Board Committees are now constituted as follows:

Audit and Risk:

Bill Seeger (Chairman), Peter Chambré, Ulf Quellmann, Martha Wyrsch.

Remuneration:

Russell King (Chairman), Peter Chambré, Lisa Davis, Ulf Quellmann.

Nomination:

Dr John Hughes CBE (Chairman), John O'Higgins, Peter Chambré, Lisa Davis, Russell King, Martha Wyrsch.

These changes are effective immediately.

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11.

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Contacts:

Spectris plc

Matt Jones, Head of Corporate Affairs

+44 1784 470470

FTI Consulting

Richard Mountain / Susanne Yule

+44 20 3727 1340

ABOUT SPECTRIS 

Spectris plc is a leading supplier of productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls. The Company's products and technologies help customers to improve product quality and performance, improve core manufacturing processes, reduce downtime and wastage and reduce time to market. Its global customer base spans a diverse range of end user markets. Spectris operates across four business segments which reflect the applications and industries it serves: Materials Analysis, Test and Measurement, In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls. Headquartered in Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom, the Company employs over 8,000 people with offices in more than 30 countries. For more information, visit www.spectris.com.