Notice of Trading Update

SPECTRIS PLC

9 January 2013 

2012 Trading Update notification - 18 January 2013

9 January 2013 - Spectris plc (SXS: LSE), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, will announce its 2012 full year trading update on Friday 18 January 2013 at 07:00 GMT. John O'Higgins, Chief Executive and Clive Watson, Group Finance Director will host an investor and analyst conference call at 08:00 GMT.

The details of the conference call are as follows:

Toll Number +44 203 139 4830

Toll-Free Number 0808 237 0030

PIN Code 66269068#

Playback Number +44 203 426 2807

Playback Toll Free No 0808 237 0026

Playback Pin Code 635868#

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Contacts:

Spectris plc

Cléa Rosenfeld, Head of Corporate Affairs +44 1784 470470

FTI Consulting

Richard Mountain +44 207 269 7186

ABOUT SPECTRIS

Spectris plc is a leading supplier of productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls. The Company's products and technologies help customers to improve product quality and performance, improve core manufacturing processes, reduce downtime and wastage and reduce time to market. Its global customer base spans a diverse range of end user markets. Spectris operates across four business segments which reflect the applications and industries it serves: Materials Analysis, Test and Measurement, In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls. Headquartered in Egham, Surrey, England, the Company employs approximately 7,800 people, with offices in more than 30 countries.