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For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which Spectris
voting rights are attached:ii                                                     plc




2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):




An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):




3. Full name of person(s) subject to       Massachusetts Financial Services Company
the notification obligation:iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if    MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf
different from 3.):iv                    of its various mutual funds and institutional
                                                        account clients

5. Date of the transaction and date on                   4 March 2015
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                        6 March 2015



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                        10%
reached: vi, vii





8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix



Class/type of       Situation previous                    Resulting situation after
shares               to the triggering                         the triggering
                        transaction                              transaction

if possible using    Number      Number        Number             Number of          % of  voting
the ISIN CODE          of          of        of shares             voting              rights x
                     Shares      Voting                            rights
                                 Rights

                                               Direct      Direct xi  Indirect xii Direct  Indirect

GB0003308607       11,832,056  11,832,056       N/A           N/A      11,976,916    N/A   10.0924%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

    Type of financial      Expiration        Exercise/           Number of voting     % of voting
        instrument         date xiii   Conversion Period xiv    rights that may be       rights
                                                                 acquired if the
                                                                  instrument is
                                                              exercised/ converted.






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise Expiration    Exercise/    Number of voting     % of voting
   instrument      price    date xvii   Conversion    rights instrument  rights xix, xx
                                       period xviii       refers to



                                                                         Nominal  Delta






Total (A+B+C)

        Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights

               11,976,916                                   10.0924%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Entity
                 Voting Rights Held               Percentage Held

LUX       - MFS Investment Management (LUX) SA
                 15,124.00                               0.0127%

MILC     - MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd
                    35,246.00                               0.0297%

MFS      - Massachusetts Financial Services Company
   7,226,731.00                               6.0897%

MFSHE - MFS Heritage Trust Company
              180,277.00                               0.1519%

MFSI     - MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc
           474,731.00                               0.4000%

MILUK   - MFS international (UK) Ltd
         4,026,915.00                               3.3933%

MIMKK  - MFS Investment Management KK
            17,892.00                                0.0151%



 Notifiable Interest
                      11,976,916.00                              10.0924%



 Vioting  Rights Outstanding
                  118,672,071.00








Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                        N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                    N/A




13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:





Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii




A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name                                           Massachusetts Financial Services
(including legal form of legal entities)                         Company

Contact address                                           111 Huntingdon Avenue
(registered office for legal entities)
                                                          Boston, MA 02199, USA

Phone number & email                                        00 1 617 954 7283

Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal                    Kathleen M White
persons)




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                                         Robert Martin, Deputy
                                                                    Company Secretary

                                                                 Spectris plc, Heritage
Contact address                                                    House, Church Road,

                                                                 Egham, Surrey TW20 9QD

Phone number & email                                                  01784 470 470

Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the
person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)




C: Additional information





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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