Holding(s) in Company

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 Spectrisvoting 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 resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to Massachusetts Financial Services Companythe notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalfdifferent from 3.):iv of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients 5. Date of the transaction and date on 4 March 2015which the threshold is crossed orreached: 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 aftershares to the triggering the triggering transaction transaction if possible using Number Number Number Number of % of votingthe 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 FinancialInstruments 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 thefinancial 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 notificationobligation 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 Whitepersons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Robert Martin, Deputy Company Secretary Spectris plc, HeritageContact address House, Church Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9QD Phone number & email 01784 470 470 Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with theperson 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.