RNS Number : 6347X

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 £24.37 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
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director/PDMR
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Spectris plc
b)	LEI	213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification  code	Ordinary shares of 5p each GB0003308607
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 £0.05 £nil £21.972	3,410 (Share Award granted as a nominal cost option under the terms of the PSP) 251 (Dividend equivalent shares 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 £24.37	1,859
d)	Aggregated information	(i)    Volume (Shares Acquired)		3,802
		(i)    Price (Shares Acquired)		£3,268.55
		(ii)  Volume (Shares Sold)		1,859
		(ii)  Price (Shares Sold)		£45,303.83
e)	Date of the transaction	10 August 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Acquisition - outside a trading venue Sale - London Stock Exchange: LON

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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