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Spectris PLC

13 August 2018

SPECTRIS plc: DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

OPTIONS EXERCISED UNDER THE SPECTRIS PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN (THE "PSP") BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMRs")

 
 
   Spectris plc announces that on 10 August 2018 Clive Watson, 
   a director and PDMR of Spectris plc (the "Company"), acquired 
   3,802 ordinary shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares") in 
   the Company following the exercise of options granted under 
   the terms of the PSP on 6 March 2015. 
 
   Of the 3,802 Ordinary Shares acquired, 1,859 were sold 
   to fund the option cost and the income tax / national insurance 
   liability at a sale price of GBP24.37 and the remaining 
   1,943 Ordinary Shares were retained. 
 
 
 The information set out below is provided in accordance 
  with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market 
  Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 and provides further detail: 
 
 
 1     Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities 
 a)    Name(s)                           Clive Watson, Group Finance Director 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
 a)    Position/status                   Director/PDMR 
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 b)    Initial notification/Amendment    Initial Notification 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
 a)    Name                              Spectris plc 
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 b)    LEI                               213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10 
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 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) 
        each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
        each date ; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
        conducted 
 a)    Description of the                Ordinary shares of 5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
        Identification code               GB0003308607 
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 b)    Nature of the transaction          (i) Exercise of options over 3,802 Ordinary 
                                           Shares under the terms of the PSP granted 
                                           on 6 March 2015. 
 
                                           (ii) Subsequent sale of 1,859 Ordinary Shares 
                                           to cover option cost and income tax / national 
                                           Insurance liabilities arising on exercise. 
                                           The remaining shares (1,943) were retained. 
      -------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)              Volume(s) 
                                                              ------------------------------------------------- 
                                        (i) Acquisition 
 
                                         GBP0.05                 3,410 (Share Award granted as a 
                                                                 nominal cost option under the terms 
                                         GBPnil                  of the PSP) 
                                                                 251 (Dividend equivalent shares 
                                         GBP21.972               awarded in lieu of dividend accrual 
                                                                 on nominal cost option) 
                                                                 141 (Share Award granted as a tax-advantaged 
                                                                 market value option under the terms 
                                                                 of the PSP) 
                                        --------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
  (ii) Sale 
 
   GBP24.37                                                      1,859 
  ----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information            (i) Volume (Shares Acquired)           3,802 
                                        -------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
                                         (i) Price (Shares Acquired)            GBP3,268.55 
                                        -------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
   (ii) Volume (Shares 
    Sold)                                                                       1,859 
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    (ii) Price (Shares Sold)                                                    GBP45,303.83 
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 e)    Date of the transaction           10 August 2018 
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 f)    Place of the transaction          Acquisition - outside a trading venue 
                                          Sale - London Stock Exchange: LON 
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Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Rebecca Dunn

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470

LEI Number: 213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10

Date: 13 August 2018

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