Spectris plc: Annual Report and Accounts 2016

The Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 (the "Annual Report") and the Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on 26 May 2017 (the "Notice of Meeting") have been published on the Company's website at www.spectris.com and have been posted to shareholders who have elected to receive hard copy communications.

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.1, the following documents have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM:

The final results for the year ended 31 December 2016, released by the Company on 14 February 2017, include the information required pursuant to Rules 4.1 and 6.3.5 of the UK Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, excepting publication of the responsibility statement of the Directors in respect of the 2016 Accounts, which follows:

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

•        the Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable set of accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and

•        the Strategic Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the issuer and the undertakings included in the consolidation, taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Rebecca Dunn
Deputy Company Secretary
01784 470 470

For and on behalf of Spectris plc