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SXS Spectris Plc

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Spectris PLC 2017 HALF YEAR RESULTS (9514L)

25/07/2017 7:01am

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Spectris PLC

25 July 2017

2017 HALF YEAR RESULTS

25 July 2017 - Spectris plc (SXS: LSE), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, announces half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2017.

 
                                                                 Change   Like-for-like 
 Adjusted*                       H1 2017    H1 2016   Change    at CER*         change* 
 Reported sales, GBPm              710.0      581.4      22%        10%              5% 
------------------------------  --------  ---------  -------  ---------  -------------- 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs, GBPm                       75.3       69.4       8%        -1%             -3% 
 Project Uplift net cost, 
  GBPm                             (8.8)      (0.5) 
------------------------------  --------  ---------  -------  ---------  -------------- 
 Adjusted operating profit, 
  GBPm                              66.5       68.9      -4%       -13%            -15% 
 Adjusted profit before tax, 
  GBPm                              63.8       66.5      -4% 
 Adjusted earnings per share, 
  pence                            42.3p      43.0p      -2% 
 Adjusted return on sales, 
  %                                 9.4%      11.9%   -2.5pp 
 Dividend, pence                   19.0p      18.0p       6% 
 Reported 
 Reported sales, GBPm              710.0      581.4      22% 
 Reported operating profit, 
  GBPm                              42.1       46.6     -10% 
 Reported profit before tax, 
  GBPm                              37.6       41.0      -8% 
 Basic earnings per share, 
  pence                            26.8p      26.0p       3% 
 Reported return on sales, 
  %                                 5.9%       8.0%   -2.1pp 
 
   * Adjusted performance measures ('APMs') are used consistently throughout 
   this press release and are referred to as 'adjusted', 'constant exchange 
   rate' or 
   'like-for-like'. These are defined in full and reconciled to the 
   IFRS statutory measures in Note 2. 
 

Highlights

-- Sales of GBP710.0 million, reflecting 5% organic sales growth and a 5% contribution from acquisitions

-- Adjusted operating profit of GBP75.3 million excluding Project Uplift costs, a 3% LFL decrease year-on-year

-- Project Uplift costs of GBP8.8 million; Phase 1 activities on track for expected benefits; shared service centre feasibility study completed and moving to the next phase

   --   Robust adjusted operating cash conversion of 119% 
   --   Dividend per share increased by 6% 

Commenting on the results, John O'Higgins, Chief Executive, said: "We are pleased to have delivered

5% organic sales growth in the first half of the year, albeit against a weak prior year comparator.

We continue to focus on customer solutions, in particular the growth opportunities from the

Malvern PANalytical merger and within the automotive sector, and building on the acquisitions and capital investments we have made over the past 12 months in services and software. Our activities under

Project Uplift are making good progress; we are moving into the next phase of the shared service centre project and are on track to deliver the projected benefits for the year. Whilst we will continue to make further targeted strategic investments to support our growth ambitions in the second half, overall, our expectations for the full year remain unchanged."

Contacts:

Spectris plc

John O'Higgins, Chief Executive +44 1784 470 470

Clive Watson, Group Finance Director +44 1784 470 470

Siobhán Andrews, Head of Corporate Affairs +44 1784 470 470

FTI Consulting

Richard Mountain / Susanne Yule +44 203 727 1340

A meeting with analysts will be held at 8:30am BST today at the offices of FTI Consulting. This will be available as a live webcast on the company's website at www.spectris.com and a recording will be posted on the website after the meeting.

Copies of this press release are available to the public from the registered office at Heritage House,

Church Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9QD and on the company's website at www.spectris.com.

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 9,000 people located in more than 30 countries. For more information, visit www.spectris.com.

CHAIRMAN'S AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT

Results overview

Reported sales increased by 22% in the first half to GBP710.0 million (H1 2016: GBP581.4 million). This reflected a

5% increase on an organic constant currency (like-for-like, 'LFL') basis, a 5% contribution from acquisitions and a beneficial impact of 12% from foreign currency exchange movements.

Regionally, LFL sales to North America increased by 1%, the first time that this region has shown growth since 2014. LFL sales grew strongly in Asia, benefiting from growth of 6% and 11% in China and Japan, respectively.

In Europe, there was a particularly strong contribution from Germany where LFL sales growth was 11%.

 
 Sales by geography    LFL sales change   Sales by segment          LFL sales change 
--------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 North America                1%          Materials Analysis               3% 
--------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 Europe                       6%          Test and Measurement             5% 
--------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 Asia                        10%          In-line Instrumentation         11% 
--------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 Rest of the World            0%          Industrial Controls              5% 
--------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 

LFL sales increased across all four segments, with particularly strong growth in In-line Instrumentation against a weak comparator, with all key end markets in this segment returning to growth after the global slowdown in many heavy process industries in 2016.

Reported operating profit declined by 10% to GBP42.1 million and adjusted operating profit decreased by 4% to GBP66.5 million (H1 2016: GBP68.9 million). Adjusted operating profit includes a net cost of GBP8.8 million in relation to Project Uplift (H1 2016: GBP0.5 million). Excluding the Project Uplift costs, adjusted operating profit increased by 8% to GBP75.3 million and adjusted operating margins were 10.6%. On a LFL basis, adjusted operating profit, excluding the Project Uplift costs, decreased by 3%. This reflected the impact of the higher sales volumes, offset by overhead cost increases and the performance in In-line Instrumentation which posted a 21% LFL decline in adjusted operating profit on its 11% LFL sales growth. This was due to a number of factors, including adverse mix and variances, and restructuring activity.

The Group's results reflect restructuring costs of GBP3.8 million, primarily at Omega Engineering and

NDC Technologies, which together with the benefits arising from restructuring undertaken in 2016 resulted in an incremental net cost in 2017 of GBP1.9 million. There was also a net benefit from an insurance settlement of GBP2.9 million (H1 2016: GBP5.0 million benefit).

Financial position and dividend

Adjusted operating cash flow was strong, with 119% of adjusted operating profit being converted into cash. Capex in the period was GBP24.4 million and the Group is on track for its GBP70 million capex programme for the full year. Cash outflows in respect of dividends, tax, interest and acquisitions resulted in net debt increasing by GBP4.6 million since 2016 year end to GBP155.5 million, around 0.7x the 12-month trailing EBITDA of

GBP228.4 million.

The Board has declared an interim dividend of 19.0 pence per share, an increase of 6% over the same period last year (H1 2016: 18.0 pence per share). This is consistent with our policy of making progressive dividend payments based upon affordability and sustainability. The dividend is covered 2.2 times by adjusted basic earnings per share. The dividend will be paid on 10 November 2017 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 13 October. The ex-dividend date is 12 October.

Strategic progress

Our business is evolving in support of our strategy, from being a supplier of products towards the provision of complete solutions (a combination of hardware, software and services) to our customers, based on our deep application and technical expertise. During the year, we continued to transition along this path with a number of strategic initiatives to ensure we are aligning our customer offering to their evolving requirements. Our customer proposition has been enhanced by the contribution from the service and software acquisitions made over the past 12 months and by our key account management approach.

Since the start of the year, we have made two bolt-on acquisitions that further enhance and expand our capabilities. In May, Brüel & Kjær Vibro acquired the US-based Setpoint, a leading provider of vibration and condition monitoring solutions to process industries, primarily the oil and gas and power generation sectors. Its technology enables customers to improve machinery availability, productivity and reliability by delivering accurate condition information and expands our presence in the condition monitoring market.

In July, Millbrook acquired the CSA Leyland Technical Centre in Lancashire, UK. This facility provides test services to the commercial vehicle, automotive and off-highway sectors and its offering is complementary to Millbrook's activities, allowing the company to broaden its service offering and customer base. The acquisition is consistent with Millbrook's strategy to expand its capacity and capabilities in powertrain, safety and vehicle testing.

Within our Materials Analysis and Test and Measurement segments, our customer proposition is being enhanced by the more collaborative approach we are deploying to extend and complement our sales into key accounts. At Malvern PANalytical, the recently merged entity, work is underway to combine the sales and marketing effort to leverage our key relationships and provide value-add customer solutions. We have already had a number of successes on this front by cross-selling our products. The automotive market is also a key focus for us and a Test and Measurement Business Solutions Director has recently been appointed whose responsibility is to coordinate our engagement with key automotive customers and orchestrate the joint provision of products and services from Millbrook, HBM and Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration.

Within our In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls segments, there are numerous opportunities within the industrial networking space for the sensing, connectivity and software and service capability that our businesses have. Combined with our in-depth understanding of our customers' automation and networking requirements, we are well positioned to benefit from the increasing demand here and, during the period, we have had a number of wins with customers on this front.

The Project Uplift programme is integral to our strategy and we have made good progress on our activities in the first half of the year and are on track to deliver in 2017 the expected benefits of GBP6 million at a one-off cost of GBP20 million for the original programme. In the first phase, our activities are focused on IT, procurement and footprint. We have created an IT Shared Service Organisation and negotiated improved contract terms with certain IT vendors, taking advantage of the Group's scale. Similarly, in the procurement workstream, we have also negotiated a number of contracts for the provision of certain group-wide services and products on improved terms. For the next phase of Project Uplift, we have established a number of cross-operating company teams to develop business process excellence and share best practice in R&D and sales and marketing to further increase our efficiency and effectiveness. In addition, we have completed the feasibility study for the shared service centre project and are now moving into the detailed design and implementation planning phase to affirm the potential benefits and costs. This next phase of activities is already well underway and we expect to provide guidance on the potential benefits and costs at the 2017 full year results.

Board composition

Dr John Hughes retired as Chairman after the Annual General Meeting in May. The Board notes with sadness his recent passing after a short illness. John made a significant contribution to the Group's overall development and progress during his time in office, for which the Board is deeply grateful.

Mark Williamson was appointed to the Board as Non-executive Chairman with effect from the close of the AGM on 26 May and Karim Bitar was appointed as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 July.

Summary and outlook

We are pleased to have delivered 5% organic sales growth in the first half of the year, albeit against a weak prior year comparator. We continue to focus on customer solutions, in particular the growth opportunities from the Malvern PANalytical merger and within the automotive sector, and building on the acquisitions and capital investments we have made over the past 12 months in services and software. Our activities under

Project Uplift are making good progress; we are moving into the next phase of the shared service centre project and are on track to deliver the projected benefits for the year. Whilst we will continue to make further targeted strategic investments to support our growth ambitions in the second half, overall, our expectations for the full year remain unchanged.

OPERATING REVIEW

 
                    Materials            Test and              In-line              Industrial 
                    Analysis           Measurement         Instrumentation           Controls              Total 
-------------  ------------------  -------------------  ---------------------  -------------------  ------------------ 
                    H1                  H1                   H1                     H1 
                  2017    H1 2016     2017     H1 2016     2017       H1 2016     2017     H1 2016   H1 2017   H1 2016 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Reported 
  sales 
  (GBPm)         199.5      175.6    223.2       170.1    148.4         118.7    138.9       117.0     710.0     581.4 
 LFL growth 
  (%)               3%          -       5%         -4%      11%           -6%       5%         -5%        5%       -3% 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Adjusted 
  operating 
  profit 
  excl. 
  Project 
  Uplift 
  costs 
  (GBPm)          22.9       21.2     23.4        18.6      8.9          11.0     20.1        18.6      75.3      69.4 
 LFL 
  operating 
  profit 
  change 
  excl. 
  Project 
  Uplift cost 
  (%)               2%        37%       3%         -8%     -21%          -26%      -5%        -22%       -3%       -6% 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Project 
  Uplift net 
  cost 
  (GBPm)         (2.4)      (0.2)    (3.0)       (0.1)    (1.5)         (0.1)    (1.9)       (0.1)     (8.8)     (0.5) 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Adjusted 
  operating 
  profit 
  (GBPm)          20.5       21.0     20.4        18.5      7.4          10.9     18.2        18.5      66.5      68.9 
 Reported 
  operating 
  profit 
  (GBPm)          12.1       16.2     12.6        12.0      5.4           9.4     12.0         9.0      42.1      46.6 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Adjusted 
  return on 
  sales 
  (%)            10.3%      11.9%     9.1%       10.9%     4.9%          9.2%    13.1%       15.8%      9.4%     11.9% 
 Reported 
  return on 
  sales 
  (%)             6.1%       9.2%     5.6%        7.1%     3.6%          7.9%     8.6%        7.7%      5.9%      8.0% 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 % of Group 
  sales            28%        30%      31%         30%      21%           20%      20%         20%      100%      100% 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Aftermarket 
  sales* (%)       38%        34%      27%         21%      44%           46%       1%          1%       29%       26% 
-------------  -------  ---------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 

* Aftermarket sales comprise service revenues and sales of consumables and spare parts.

MATERIALS ANALYSIS

Our Materials Analysis operating companies provide products and services that enable customers to determine structure, composition, quantity and quality of particles and materials, during their research and product development processes, when assessing materials before production, or during the manufacturing process. The two operating companies in this segment are Malvern PANalytical and Particle Measuring Systems ('PMS').

Segment performance

 
                                                           Like-for-like 
                              H1 2017   H1 2016   Change          change 
 Reported sales (GBPm)          199.5     175.6      14%              3% 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (GBPm)                   22.9      21.2       9%              2% 
 Project Uplift net cost 
  (GBPm)                        (2.4)     (0.2) 
 Reported operating profit 
  (GBPm)                         12.1      16.2 
 Adjusted return on sales 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (%)                     11.5%     12.0%   -0.5pp          -0.1pp 
 Reported return on sales 
  (%)                            6.1%      9.2% 
 % of Group sales                 28%       30% 
 Aftermarket sales (%)            38%       34% 
 

Reported sales increased by 14%, reflecting a 3% increase in LFL sales, a 0.5% contribution from acquisitions and an 11% beneficial impact from foreign currency exchange movements. This performance reflected strong growth in Asia, a small increase in sales in Europe and a decline in LFL sales in North America.

Adjusted operating profit excluding Project Uplift costs increased by 2% on a LFL basis, reflecting the rise in LFL sales, a four percentage point increase in aftermarket sales and strong operating leverage at PMS offset by an increase in overheads.

LFL sales to the pharmaceutical sector grew strongly during the period, with a particularly good performance in Asia. This has been driven by higher investment within the generics sector (China, India) as it responds to the desire for healthcare cost reductions in developed markets (Europe, USA, Japan) and continuing increased demand for healthcare access in emerging markets. In addition, the current regulatory focus on data integrity is leading to new equipment purchases as manufacturers upgrade their capabilities.

Since the start of the year, the merger of Malvern Instruments and PANalytical has been in effect. The company has been renamed Malvern PANalytical, a combined management team is in place and work is underway to cross train and merge the sales and marketing teams. The initial focus has been on cross-selling opportunities and a number of these have already been realised, with new sales of both Malvern and PANalytical products into existing counterpart company customers. During the period, the combined business launched two new products: one aimed at helping customers to meet regulations in the biopharmaceutical industry, and the other for the analysis of the elemental composition of liquids, for example to meet environmental regulations in a number of process industries, such as petrochemicals.

At PMS, our strategy to add services to our products was enhanced with the acquisition in 2016 of

CAS Clean Air Service AG, allowing PMS to be able to offer its Good Manufacturing Practice service knowledge and expertise for regulatory compliance in the pharmaceutical industry. During 2017, this has now been extended into other markets in Europe and the USA, with demand being driven by increasing regulatory scrutiny, with an increasing emphasis on compliance and particular attention given to data integrity. Demand for high level consulting services in areas such as sterility assurance therefore continues to be robust and PMS has been able to provide this additional service to existing customers.

In the metals, minerals and mining sectors, LFL sales returned to growth following the sizeable declines in 2016. Europe delivered a strong performance, although North America continued to see a decline. Commodity prices for base metals have shown a slow recovery since the end of 2016. Investments in new production and analytical capabilities are still at a low level, although the number of opportunities has started to increase. Sentiment in the mining sector has been improving and we have seen an uptick in Australia in particular. Aftermarket sales remained robust, as customers continue to repair and support existing equipment.

LFL sales to academic research institutes were down in the first half of the year, with all regions showing a decline, although there was good growth in orders in the period. In North America, the US government has been operating under a continuing resolution that froze 2017 spending at most agencies at 2016 levels and generally prevented them from starting new programmes. Similarly, political uncertainty in parts of Europe has meant that academic research expenditure has remained subdued in this region. In Asia, the key positive market was Japan which did see LFL sales growth.

In the electronics, semiconductor and telecoms sector, LFL sales rose year-on-year, with the main demand centre of Asia showing strong growth. Europe also saw LFL sales increase while LFL sales in North America were lower. There has been strong growth in semiconductor demand, particularly in China and South Korea, with a continuation of the favourable market conditions seen in the second half of 2016. Electronics sales in the period have been lower, although the order growth was up year-on-year.

Segment outlook

We expect sales growth to continue in the second half in the pharmaceutical sector, given the order growth seen to date and the continued expansion of our high level advisory service offering into new markets, such as China.

Given the improving backdrop in the metals, minerals and mining sectors, we are encouraged that the increased market activity will start to feed through to a sustained improvement in sales for

Malvern PANalytical. We expect aftermarket sales to continue to be robust.

Sales to the academic research sector remain unpredictable as public sector budgets are likely to remain under pressure in many countries, although underlying demand remains strong.

In the electronics and semiconductor sectors, we expect to see continued strong growth in Asian markets, particularly in China and South Korea.

TEST AND MEASUREMENT

Our Test and Measurement operating companies supply test, measurement and analysis equipment, software and services for product design optimisation, manufacturing control, microseismic monitoring and environmental noise monitoring. The operating companies in this segment are Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration, ESG Solutions, HBM and Millbrook.

Segment performance

 
                                                           Like-for-like 
                              H1 2017   H1 2016   Change          change 
 Reported sales (GBPm)          223.2     170.1      31%              5% 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (GBPm)                   23.4      18.6      25%              3% 
 Project Uplift net cost 
  (GBPm)                        (3.0)     (0.1) 
 Reported operating profit 
  (GBPm)                         12.6      12.0 
 Adjusted return on sales 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (%)                     10.5%     11.0%   -0.5pp          -0.2pp 
 Reported return on sales 
  (%)                            5.6%      7.1% 
 % of Group sales                 31%       30% 
 Aftermarket sales (%)            27%       21% 
 

Reported sales increased by 31% in the period, comprising a LFL sales increase of 5%, a 14 percentage point contribution from acquisitions and a 12 percentage point positive impact from foreign currency exchange movements. Regionally, there was good sales growth in Asia, particularly in Japan, and in Europe.

North America saw a small increase in LFL sales.

Adjusted operating profit excluding Project Uplift costs increased to GBP23.4 million, up 3% on a LFL basis. Positive pricing and mix effects were partly offset by overhead increases in support of the strategic growth initiatives, particularly in relation to the growing automotive market.

Sales to our automotive customers grew strongly in the first half of the year with all key regions delivering notable growth. At Millbrook, we have been expanding the capacity of our automotive testing services.

In May, a new large climatic chamber was opened, to be used for conducting environmental tests on passenger cars and commercial vehicles. We expect to see good demand for these services for testing to manufacturer and industry standards. In July, we added further capacity as well as complementary customers and services with the acquisition of a commercial vehicle test facility in Lancashire in the UK.

The CSA Leyland Technical Centre, now renamed Millbrook, provides test services to the commercial vehicle, automotive and off-highway sectors and is an important step in Millbrook's strategy to expand its capacity and capabilities in powertrain, safety and vehicle testing. To drive penetration of key automotive accounts, we have now appointed a Test and Measurement Business Solutions Director whose responsibility is to coordinate our engagement with key automotive customers and orchestrate the joint provision of products and services from Millbrook, HBM and Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration.

There was good LFL sales growth to machine manufacturers in the period. Although the growth in our sales to this sector was primarily driven by non-automotive related demand, a significant portion represents sales into the automotive supply chain and direct sales to the automotive sector were notably higher in the period. Machine manufacturing sales were strong in Asia, particularly in China. In Europe, Germany saw good growth with an increase in German exports and an increasing desire for automation and robotics products driving demand for our industrial measurement solutions.

In aerospace and defence, LFL sales were flat overall with North America and Europe seeing LFL sales increases, offset by a reduction in Asia. Key demand drivers remain the search for higher fuel efficiency with lighter materials and the increased electrification of aircraft which requires testing.

Sales to our electronics and telecoms customers were down slightly in the first half of the year. LFL sales to telecoms customers were down as sales to this sector are lumpy, reflecting the scheduling of projects by customers. We have continued to see good traction with Chinese mobile phone operators and have been working closely with the likes of Huawei, China's largest telecoms company. Sales to electronics customers increased in both Asia and Europe, driven by trends in consumer demand for devices such as audio and communication systems which are safer, more reliable and offer improved sound quality. We are also seeing continued growth in the supply of high quality components, such as microphones, for acoustic testing of smartphones.

In the unconventional oil and gas and mining markets, commodity prices have settled and there has been an increase in the US rig count and production. As a result, our hydraulic fracturing monitoring business has been more buoyant and LFL sales in North America have increased markedly on 2016. However, mining activity is more subdued and has been impacted in Asia by the Indonesian government's restrictions on exports.

Segment outlook

We expect the automotive sector to remain robust through the remainder of 2017, with automotive customers expanding their development programmes and our capital investment programme coming through to generate revenue.

In the aerospace and defence sector, we expect to see a similar trend to that in the first half, although the pipeline of opportunities has improved in recent months.

The consumer electronics market, which is prone to spikes in demand associated with the launch of new products, is expected to remain attractive, and we see good opportunities for our sound quality testing applications.

If commodity prices remain settled, we would expect the improvement in our microseismic monitoring to be sustained through the remainder of the year. The medium-term growth drivers for this business remain positive given the need for producers to make better use of technology and data analytics to improve productivity and profitability.

IN-LINE INSTRUMENTATION

In-line Instrumentation provides process analytical measurement, asset monitoring and on-line controls as well as associated consumables and services for both primary processing and the converting industries.

The operating companies in this segment are Brüel & Kjær Vibro, BTG, NDC Technologies and Servomex.

Segment performance

 
                                                           Like-for-like 
                              H1 2017   H1 2016   Change          change 
 Reported sales (GBPm)          148.4     118.7      25%             11% 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (GBPm)                    8.9      11.0     -20%            -21% 
 Project Uplift net cost 
  (GBPm)                        (1.5)     (0.1) 
 Reported operating profit 
  (GBPm)                          5.4       9.4 
 Adjusted return on sales 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (%)                      6.0%      9.3%   -3.3pp          -2.7pp 
 Reported return on sales 
  (%)                            3.6%      7.9% 
 % of Group sales                 21%       20% 
 Aftermarket sales (%)            44%       46% 
 

Reported sales increased by 25% with a LFL sales increase of 11%, a 3% contribution from acquisitions and a positive foreign currency exchange movement of 11 percentage points. All regions posted growth in sales and delivered a marked improvement on the prior year's weak performance as all key end markets returned to growth after the global slowdown in many heavy process industries in 2016.

On a LFL basis, adjusted operating profit excluding Project Uplift costs declined by 21% and margins for the period fell by 2.7 percentage points. This was attributable to a number of factors, including adverse mix and variances, restructuring (GBP1.6 million) and additional costs following the closure of a business centre in Europe (GBP1.3 million).

Restructuring activities continued in this segment to simplify business processes, in particular at

NDC Technologies which is consolidating its California production and administration functions into its Ohio facility, which has subsequently become the new company headquarters. The California facility will become the new Web Process Solutions Technical Centre of Excellence.

LFL sales to the pulp, paper and tissue markets grew in the first half with all regions in positive territory. Pulp and paper LFL sales were up slightly whilst our tissue business had a good start to the year, with particularly strong LFL sales growth in Asia. In this region, we have been successful in securing new business with producers of premium grade tissue products as household incomes rise and consumer demand for tissue products increases. We have also continued to expand our offering by providing market-leading solutions for process control and optimisation, particularly in the chemical pulp segment, with the Capstone software tools. We received new orders for our dataPARC analytics in the pulp and paper, chemicals and other industries. In June, we successfully delivered our first digital solution for tissue production management with a vibration monitoring system installed at a Spanish paper and tissue company, whereby important vibration data is captured and displayed using our new analytics software, allowing monitoring of the machine's Yankee dryer performance.

LFL sales to the energy and utilities sector increased in the first half of 2017. The backdrop for refinery/petrochemical markets has improved compared to 2016 as energy prices have stabilised and we have seen a more solid performance in the hydrocarbon processing sector in the USA with activity in Asia, in particular China, also picking up. Our wind power business delivered strong growth in sales from both the turbine OEM companies and our targeted approach to wind farm owners and operators. For example,

Brüel & Kjær Vibro was selected by EDP Renewables to supply and retrofit the installation of condition monitoring systems and monitoring services for seven US wind farms. Brüel & Kjær Vibro has now sold monitoring systems for more than 15,000 wind turbines globally. In May, Brüel & Kjær Vibro acquired the US-based Setpoint, a leading provider of vibration and condition monitoring solutions to process industries, primarily the oil and gas and power generation sectors. Its technology enables customers to improve machinery availability, productivity and reliability by delivering accurate condition information and expands our presence in the condition monitoring market.

At Servomex, our customer offering has been broadened by the launch of the Laser 3 analyser for combustion applications. This ultra-compact product measures ammonia, oxygen and carbon monoxide from combustion processes, providing instant benefits to customers in terms of installation ease and flexibility and ensuring the safe running of their processes. We are also aiming to streamline our industrial gases customer offering to a single platform with two variants (single and multi-gas), a simplified user interface and digital communications which can be more easily deployed by customers according to their needs. This platform will have the ability to integrate our new AquaExact Moisture Sensor which measures moisture in a range of process applications such as air separation processes, natural gas processing and transportation.

After a surge in growth in the prior year, sales to the web and converting industries moderated, increasing only slightly on a LFL basis. Growth in sales in Europe and Asia more than offset an overall decline in

North America, and performance in packaging and in our cable and tube businesses has been robust as a result of improving market conditions. During the period, NDC Technologies entered into a business cooperation with RAM GmbH ('RAM'), a web inspection company in similar industries, to sell their web inspection systems in a number of territories not covered by RAM with a reciprocal arrangement whereby RAM will sell NDC Technologies' gauging systems to its customers. The combination of the two product lines will allow the companies to provide customers with better analytics of the manufacturing process, enabling more informed decisions to be made on process optimisation. NDC Technologies' focus on customers has also been enhanced by the launch of the global service cloud application, MyNDC, in order to provide seamless, round-the-clock customer service support.

Segment outlook

In the pulp, paper and tissue market, we expect to continue to see good demand in tissue and packaging, particularly in Asia. Sales of Capstone software are also expected to drive growth in both this sector and in other process industries.

In energy and utilities, the current environment is encouraging with a more stable oil price underpinning cautious investment in areas such as hydrocarbon processing. Demand from the wind energy sector is expected to remain healthy as we continue to focus on wind farm operators and owners.

The North American market has shown signs of improvement in the first half of 2017, as we see a freeing up of capex and industrial spend in the process industries that we serve.

We would expect to see the segment's overall growth in LFL sales to moderate as we go through the second half of the year but, based on the current order book and the non-recurrence of the adverse costs we saw in the first half, we expect to see a strong recovery in gross and operating margins.

INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS

Industrial Controls provides products and solutions that measure, monitor, control, inform, track and trace during the production process. The operating companies in this segment are Microscan, Omega Engineering ('Omega') and Red Lion Controls ('Red Lion').

Segment performance

 
                                                           Like-for-like 
                              H1 2017   H1 2016   Change          change 
 Reported sales (GBPm)          138.9     117.0      19%              5% 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (GBPm)                   20.1      18.6       8%             -5% 
 Project Uplift net cost 
  (GBPm)                        (1.9)     (0.1) 
 Reported operating profit 
  (GBPm)                         12.0       9.0 
 Adjusted return on sales 
  excluding Project Uplift 
  costs (%)                     14.5%     15.9%   -1.4pp          -1.4pp 
 Reported return on sales 
  (%)                            8.6%      7.7% 
 % of Group sales                 20%       20% 
 Aftermarket sales (%)             1%        1% 
 

Reported sales increased by 19%, reflecting a 5% increase in LFL sales and a 14 percentage point positive impact from foreign currency exchange movements. Growth rates were similar across all four of the regions. With the segment's high exposure to North America, it was encouraging to see an increase in LFL sales in this region for the first time since 2014.

Adjusted operating profit was down 5% on a LFL basis. This is a consequence of a one-off restructuring charge of GBP2.2 million as we improve the performance of Omega, compared to a GBP2.0 million one-off gain posted in 2016. Gross margins have improved year-on-year in line with our previously announced expectations and, excluding the GBP4.2 million swing in one-off costs, operating leverage is starting to come through.

The transformation at Omega continues and the plan to improve the US sales performance is fully on track. The near-term focus of the new management team is to create a lean supply chain focused on

on-time delivery, quality, reducing inventory and improving lead-time to customers. Progress on this has already been reflected in the on-time delivery metric. Additional restructuring measures to further enhance performance were announced in June. Electronics manufacturing, currently performed in California, is to be outsourced via a strategic partnership with a key existing global supplier of electronics, and distribution operations for certain markets will be consolidated. In the period, LFL sales were up in North America for the first time since 2014, and the internationalisation programme continued to deliver good sales growth in all major markets outside of the USA. With its sensor technology, Omega is well positioned to take advantage of opportunities in the Industrial Internet of Things ('IIoT') space and has developed a number of products to capture these opportunities. For example, its long-range wireless monitoring systems provide web-based monitoring of temperature, humidity and barometric pressure. This system can provide data assurance and security, critical to the protection of high-value assets and we have worked with a major satellite company to provide such a solution.

Our industrial networking business also saw a return to sales growth in its core North American market, particularly within the Ethernet and Interface product families. Industrial connectivity is a key strategic market for the Group as factories and facilities accelerate deployment of automation and industrial networking solutions to improve productivity and gain insight into the operational efficiency of assets. During the first half of the year, we had notable sales on this front at two major automotive manufacturers, delivering highly reliable and easy to configure networking solutions for their robotics OEMs and own manufacturing lines. In May, Red Lion announced an enhancement to its products which enables more secure communications to IIoT cloud platforms and remote access applications. This enhancement utilises Distrix Networks' software-defined networking technology with Red Lion's RAM range of industrial remote terminal units which results in industry-leading security with a flexible and scalable architecture, improving on traditional network communications.

At our automatic identification and machine vision solutions business, sales of our MicroHawk products have continued to grow rapidly and, during the period, a new ultra-high density version was launched that can read very small and difficult-to-read barcodes, for example on a silicon chip. Customers continue to recognise the benefits that the product offers as they embed it in their automated and IIoT solutions.

Segment outlook

Progress for this segment in the second half will be largely determined by the industrial demand environment in the USA which has experienced an improving backdrop during the first half. We expect to see continued good growth in Asia.

As we see customers continue to focus on increasing productivity and efficiency and the demand for IIoT solutions rises, we expect to see continued growth in demand for our solutions for factory automation and industrial networking, sensing and controls.

At Omega, we continue to expect the organisational changes and restructuring measures we have taken, as well as the continued focus on lean initiatives and improving the customer experience, to deliver an improvement in performance and to exit the year with margins at historic levels.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Introduction

Spectris uses adjusted figures as key performance measures in addition to those reported under adopted IFRS, as management believes these measures enable them to assess the underlying trading performance of the businesses. Adjusted figures exclude certain non-operational items which management has defined in Note 2.

Reported sales in the first half increased by 22.1% from GBP581.4 million in 2016 to GBP710.0 million in 2017. The year-on-year contribution to sales from acquisitions was GBP29.0 million (+5.0%) and foreign currency exchange movements had a positive impact of GBP68.4 million (+11.7%), with the result that, on an organic constant currency (like-for-like, 'LFL') basis, sales increased by 5.4% compared to the first half of 2016.

Reported gross margins were 0.1 percentage points higher than the prior-year period at 56.1% of sales. Excluding foreign exchange movements and acquisitions, LFL gross margins remained at 56.1%. Excluding one-off items detailed below, LFL overheads increased by 5.8% reflecting normal cost increases as well as selective investments in strategic growth initiatives.

We continued to invest in our R&D programmes, with R&D expense of GBP52.8 million or 7.4% of sales,

a reduced percentage compared to 2016 (H1 2016: GBP47.3 million, 8.1%).

The Group's results reflect restructuring costs of GBP3.8 million, primarily at Omega and NDC Technologies, which, together with the benefits arising from restructuring undertaken in 2016, resulted in an incremental net cost in 2017 of GBP1.9 million. There was also a net benefit from an insurance settlement of GBP2.9 million

(H1 2016: GBP5.0 million benefit). In the In-line Instrumentation segment, one-off items totalled GBP1.3 million following the closure of a business centre in Europe.

Project Uplift, created to deliver the objectives of reducing complexity and driving efficiency to stimulate growth, is well underway with initiatives progressing as planned. The net spend of GBP8.8 million

(H1 2016: GBP0.5 million) includes Phase 1 activities for IT, procurement and footprint. We have also completed a shared service feasibility study and are moving into the detailed design and implementation planning phase.

Including Project Uplift, adjusted operating profit for the period decreased by 4% from GBP68.9 million to GBP66.5 million. Reported operating profit declined to GBP42.1 million (H1 2016: GBP46.6 million).

The Group has both translational and transactional currency exposures, with a proportion (up to 75%) of net transactional exposures for the next 12 months being hedged. Translational exposures are not hedged. During the period, the translational foreign exchange gain on operating profit of GBP6.6 million was partially offset by a transactional foreign exchange loss of GBP1.4 million.

Adjusted net finance costs increased by GBP0.3 million from GBP2.4 million to GBP2.7 million, as our debt is predominantly Euro denominated and sterling weakened significantly against the Euro.

Adjusted profit before tax decreased by 4% from GBP66.5 million to GBP63.8 million. The effective adjusted tax rate for the half year is 21.0%, 2pp lower than the prior year. This tax rate includes the one-off effect of tax audit closures in the half year. Based on the forecast for the full year, the effective adjusted tax rate for the full year is estimated at 22%.

The combined effect of the higher adjusted operating profit and lower adjusted net finance costs, offset by the higher tax charge, resulted in adjusted basic earnings per share decreasing by 2% from 43.0 pence per share to 42.3 pence per share.

Adjusted operating cash flow of GBP78.8 million (H1 2016: GBP92.4 million) represents an adjusted operating cash conversion rate of 119% (H1 2016: 134%). Net debt increased by GBP4.6 million (H1 2016: increase of

GBP4.9 million) from GBP150.9 million at 31 December 2016 to GBP155.5 million at 30 June 2017, impacted by the acquisition of Setpoint and payment of the 2016 final dividend.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

A number of potential risks and uncertainties exist which could have a material impact on the Group's performance over the second half of the financial year and could cause actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results.

The Group has in place processes for identifying, evaluating and managing the key risks which could have an impact upon the Group's performance.

The current risks, together with a description of how they relate to the Group's strategy and the approach to managing them, are set out on pages 30-39 of the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts which is available on the Group's website at www.spectris.com. The Group has reviewed these risks and concluded that they will continue to remain relevant for the second half of the financial year. The potential impact of these risks on our strategy and financial performance, together with details of our specific mitigation actions, are set out in the 2016 Annual Report.

The full list of risks relevant as at the half year comprises:

   -     New product development 
   -     Intellectual property 
   -     Laws and regulations 
   -     Political and economic risks 
   -     Acquisitions 
   -     Competitive activity 
   -     Fluctuations in exchange rates 
   -     Supply chain dependencies and disruption 
   -     Information security 
   -     Strategy execution 

The Group continues to monitor and control its exposure to those countries where continuing economic uncertainties exist and, in particular, the implications on the Group of the UK leaving the European Union ('Brexit'). The broad spread of markets in which we operate substantially limits the risk associated with instability in any given territory. The Millbrook acquisition in September 2016 increases our exposure to the UK market and both revenue and costs are largely Sterling denominated. As a result, sales to the UK will be approximately 7% of Group sales compared to the 3-4% previously reported. Of this amount, approximately 6% is sourced in the UK, and 1% is imported from Europe and the Rest of the World. Approximately 9% of the Group's global revenue (ex-UK) originates in the UK, of which 3% is exported to Europe and 6% to the Rest of the World.

In respect of potential currency and funding implications for the Group arising from Brexit, we do not see any significant level of exposure. If Sterling remains weak, this would improve the Group's reported results (income statement and cash flow) and should make our UK exports more competitive, but conversely make imports and overseas supplies more expensive for our UK operations and customers. We believe that the net effect is expected to be broadly neutral to the Group. With regards to funding, the Group currently has limited borrowings and they are predominately Euro and US Dollar denominated.

As a consequence, we continue to believe that Brexit presents only limited short-term direct impact for the Group. The main near-term risk for the Group arising from Brexit stems from broader uncertainty which could inhibit investment and increase market volatility, ultimately hindering growth in the UK and beyond. Our Brexit Risk Committee continues to monitor carefully any additional exposure arising as the full implications of Brexit become clearer.

Clive Watson

Group Finance Director

Responsibility statement of the Directors in respect of the Interim report

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

-- the condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU;

   --     the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by: 

a) DTR 4.2.7R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being an indication of important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed set of financial statements; and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and

b) DTR 4.2.8R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being related party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the current financial year and that have materially affected the financial position or performance of the entity during that period; and any changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report that could do so.

The Directors of Spectris plc are as listed in the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts with the exception of

Dr John Hughes who retired as Chairman after the Annual General Meeting on 26 May 2017,

Mark Williamson who was appointed as Non-executive Chairman from that date and Karim Bitar who was appointed as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 July 2017.

By order of the Board

   John O'Higgins                                  Clive Watson 
   Chief Executive                                  Group Finance Director 

25 July 2017

INDEPENT REVIEW REPORT TO SPECTRIS PLC

Introduction

We have been engaged by the Company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2017 which comprises the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement, Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and the related explanatory notes numbered 1 to 12. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the company in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company those matters we are required to state to it in an independent review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the Directors. The Directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the European Union.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2017 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

Deloitte LLP

Statutory Auditor

Reading, UK

25 July 2017

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

For the six months ended 30 June 2017

 
                                                                      2017        2016        2016 
                                                                 Half year   Half year   Full year 
                                                         Notes        GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Continuing operations 
 
 Revenue                                                   3         710.0       581.4     1,345.8 
 Cost of sales                                                     (311.9)     (255.5)     (585.3) 
 Gross profit                                                        398.1       325.9       760.5 
 
 Indirect production and engineering 
  expenses                                                          (57.6)      (51.7)     (108.9) 
 Sales and marketing expenses                                      (178.6)     (148.0)     (320.1) 
 Administrative expenses                                           (119.8)      (79.6)     (177.9) 
 Impairment of goodwill and other acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                                                      -           -     (115.3) 
 Operating profit before acquisition-related 
  items and impairment*                                               66.5        68.9       200.8 
 
 Net acquisition-related costs and fair 
  value adjustments                                          2       (1.7)       (5.7)      (10.1) 
 Depreciation of acquisition-related 
  fair value adjustments to tangible assets                  2       (0.4)           -       (0.2) 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                                          2      (22.3)      (16.6)      (36.9) 
 Impairment of goodwill and other acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                                          2           -           -     (115.3) 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------              ---------- 
 Operating profit                                          2,3        42.1        46.6        38.3 
 
 Financial income                                            4         0.2         0.2         0.5 
 Finance costs                                               4       (4.7)       (5.8)       (6.9) 
 Profit before tax                                                    37.6        41.0        31.9 
 
 Taxation - UK                                               5       (0.7)       (1.6)       (4.4) 
 Taxation - Overseas                                         5       (5.0)       (8.4)      (17.2) 
 Profit after tax for the period from 
  continuing operations attributable to 
  owners of the Parent Company                                        31.9        31.0        10.3 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 Basic earnings per share                                    7       26.8p       26.0p        8.6p 
 Diluted earnings per share                                  7       26.7p       26.0p        8.6p 
 
 Interim dividends paid and final dividends 
  proposed for the period (per share)                        6       19.0p       18.0p       52.0p 
 Dividends paid during the period (per 
  share)                                                     6       34.0p       32.2p       52.2p 
 
 
 

* See Note 2.

CONDENSED Consolidated statement OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

For the six months ended 30 June 2017

 
                                                    2017        2016        2016 
                                               Half year   Half year   Full year 
                                                    GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
-------------------------------------------   ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit for the period attributable 
  to owners of the Parent Company                   31.9        31.0        10.3 
 Other comprehensive income: 
 Items that will not be reclassified 
  to the Consolidated Income Statement: 
 Re-measurement of net defined benefit 
  obligation, net of foreign exchange                4.8      (14.1)      (12.6) 
 Tax on items above                                (1.0)         3.5         3.0 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                     3.8      (10.6)       (9.6) 
 -------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Items that are or may be reclassified 
  subsequently to the Consolidated 
  Income Statement: 
 Net gain/(loss) on effective portion 
  of changes in fair value of forward 
  exchange contracts on cash flow hedges             3.8       (4.3)       (3.1) 
 Foreign exchange movements on translation 
  of overseas operations                          (20.3)        94.7       160.4 
 Tax on items above                                (0.7)         1.0         0.7 
 
                                                  (17.2)        91.4       158.0 
 -------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  period attributable to owners of 
  the Parent Company                                18.5       111.8       158.7 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

For the six months ended 30 June 2017

 
                                                                                                     Capital 
                              Share      Share    Retained   Translation    Hedging     Merger    redemption     Total 
                            capital    premium    earnings       reserve    reserve    reserve       reserve    equity 
                               GBPm       GBPm        GBPm          GBPm       GBPm       GBPm          GBPm      GBPm 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Balance at 1 January 
  2017                          6.2      231.4       638.3         193.4      (5.3)        3.1           0.3   1,067.4 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Profit for the period            -          -        31.9             -          -          -             -      31.9 
 Other comprehensive 
  income: 
 Net gain on effective 
  portion of changes 
  in fair value of 
  forward exchange 
  contracts, net of 
  tax                             -          -           -             -        3.1          -             -       3.1 
 Foreign exchange 
  movements on 
  translation 
  of overseas operations          -          -           -        (20.3)          -          -             -    (20.3) 
 Re-measurement of 
  net defined benefit 
  obligation, net 
  of foreign exchange 
  and tax                         -          -         3.8             -          -          -             -       3.8 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the period           -          -        35.7        (20.3)        3.1          -             -      18.5 
 Transactions with 
  owners recorded 
  directly in equity: 
 Equity dividends 
  paid by the Company             -          -      (40.5)             -          -          -             -    (40.5) 
 Share-based payments, 
  net of tax                      -          -         2.2             -          -          -             -       2.2 
 Share options exercised 
  from own shares 
  (treasury) purchased            -          -         0.1             -          -          -             -       0.1 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Balance at 30 June 
  2017                          6.2      231.4       635.8         173.1      (2.2)        3.1           0.3   1,047.7 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 

For the six months ended 30 June 2016

 
                                                                                                     Capital 
                              Share      Share    Retained   Translation    Hedging     Merger    redemption     Total 
                            capital    premium    earnings       reserve    reserve    reserve       reserve    equity 
                               GBPm       GBPm        GBPm          GBPm       GBPm       GBPm          GBPm      GBPm 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Balance at 1 January 
  2016                          6.2      231.4       694.9          33.0      (2.9)        3.1           0.3     966.0 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Profit for the period            -          -        31.0             -          -          -             -      31.0 
 Other comprehensive 
  income: 
 Net loss on effective 
  portion of changes 
  in fair value of 
  forward 
  exchange contracts, 
  net of tax                      -          -           -             -      (3.3)          -             -     (3.3) 
 Foreign exchange 
  movements 
  on translation of 
  overseas operations             -          -           -          94.7          -          -             -      94.7 
 Re-measurement of 
  net defined benefit 
  liability, net of 
  foreign exchange and 
  tax                             -          -      (10.6)             -          -          -             -    (10.6) 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the period           -          -        20.4          94.7      (3.3)          -             -     111.8 
 Transactions with 
 owners recorded 
 directly 
 in equity: 
 Equity dividends paid 
  by the Company                  -          -      (38.4)             -          -          -             -    (38.4) 
 Share-based payments, 
  net of tax                      -          -         1.4             -          -          -             -       1.4 
 Share options exercised 
  from own shares 
  (treasury) 
  purchased                       -          -         0.2             -          -          -             -       0.2 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Balance at 30 June 
  2016                          6.2      231.4       678.5         127.7      (6.2)        3.1           0.3   1,041.0 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 

For the year ended 31 December 2016

 
                                                                                                     Capital 
                              Share      Share    Retained   Translation    Hedging     Merger    redemption     Total 
                            capital    premium    earnings       reserve    reserve    reserve       reserve    equity 
                               GBPm       GBPm        GBPm          GBPm       GBPm       GBPm          GBPm      GBPm 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Balance at 1 January 
  2016                          6.2      231.4       694.9          33.0      (2.9)        3.1           0.3     966.0 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Profit for the year              -          -        10.3             -          -          -             -      10.3 
 Other comprehensive 
  income: 
 Net loss on effective 
  portion of changes 
  in fair value of 
  forward 
  exchange contracts, 
  net of tax                      -          -           -             -      (2.4)          -             -     (2.4) 
 Foreign exchange 
  movements 
  on translation of 
  overseas operations             -          -           -         160.4          -          -             -     160.4 
 Re-measurement of 
  net defined benefit 
  liability, net of 
  foreign exchange and 
  tax                             -          -       (9.6)             -          -          -             -     (9.6) 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the year             -          -         0.7         160.4      (2.4)          -             -     158.7 
 Transactions with 
 owners recorded 
 directly 
 in equity: 
 Equity dividends paid 
  by the Company                  -          -      (59.8)             -          -          -             -    (59.8) 
 Share-based payments, 
  net of tax                      -          -         2.3             -          -          -             -       2.3 
 Share options exercised 
  from own shares 
  (treasury) 
  purchased                       -          -         0.2             -          -          -             -       0.2 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2016                          6.2      231.4       638.3         193.4      (5.3)        3.1           0.3   1,067.4 
------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)

As at 30 June 2017

 
                                              2017        2016        2016 
                                         Half year   Half year   Full year 
                                              GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
-------------------------------------   ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 ASSETS 
 Non-current assets 
 Intangible assets: 
 
 Goodwill                                    652.5       660.3       654.3 
 Other intangible assets                     218.5       217.8       245.2 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                             871.0       878.1       899.5 
 Property, plant and equipment               250.8       174.5       238.8 
 Deferred tax assets                          13.4        17.2        13.4 
 
                                           1,135.2     1,069.8     1,151.7 
 -------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                 195.1       203.6       187.8 
 Income taxation recoverable                   2.4         0.7         2.4 
 Trade and other receivables                 274.5       239.3       306.6 
 Derivative financial instruments              0.4           -           - 
 Cash and cash equivalents                    61.2        72.9        83.5 
 
                                             533.6       516.5       580.3 
 -------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total assets                              1,668.8     1,586.3     1,732.0 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 LIABILITIES 
 Current liabilities 
 Short-term borrowings                      (31.4)       (2.0)      (12.3) 
 Derivative financial instruments                -       (5.3)       (4.2) 
 Trade and other payables                  (257.0)     (215.6)     (259.2) 
 Income taxation payable                    (30.0)      (29.3)      (36.8) 
 Provisions                                 (22.4)      (19.3)      (19.5) 
 
                                           (340.8)     (271.5)     (332.0) 
 -------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Net current assets                          192.8       245.0       248.3 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Medium- and long-term borrowings          (185.3)     (174.4)     (222.1) 
 Other payables                             (28.6)      (19.5)      (29.0) 
 Retirement benefit obligations             (36.2)      (41.6)      (40.3) 
 Deferred tax liabilities                   (30.2)      (38.3)      (41.2) 
 
                                           (280.3)     (273.8)     (332.6) 
 -------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total liabilities                         (621.1)     (545.3)     (664.6) 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Net assets                                1,047.7     1,041.0     1,067.4 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 EQUITY 
 Share capital                                 6.2         6.2         6.2 
 Share premium                               231.4       231.4       231.4 
 Retained earnings                           635.8       678.5       638.3 
 Translation reserve                         173.1       127.7       193.4 
 Hedging reserve                             (2.2)       (6.2)       (5.3) 
 Merger reserve                                3.1         3.1         3.1 
 Capital redemption reserve                    0.3         0.3         0.3 
 
 Total equity attributable to equity 
  holders of the Parent Company            1,047.7     1,041.0     1,067.4 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total liabilities and equity              1,668.8     1,586.3     1,732.0 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

For the six months ended 30 June 2017

 
                                                                      2017      2016      2016 
                                                                                Half      Full 
                                                                 Half year      year      year 
                                                         Notes        GBPm      GBPm      GBPm 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Profit after tax                                                     31.9      31.0      10.3 
 Adjustments for: 
 Taxation                                                    5         5.7      10.0      21.6 
 Finance costs                                               4         4.7       5.8       6.9 
 Financial income                                            4       (0.2)     (0.2)     (0.5) 
 Depreciation                                                         12.5      10.3      23.0 
 Amortisation of intangible assets                                    25.1      19.3      42.4 
 Impairment of goodwill and other acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                                                      -         -     115.3 
 Acquisition-related fair value adjustments                              -       3.5       5.6 
 Profit on sale of property, plant and 
  equipment                                                          (0.1)     (1.9)     (1.2) 
 Equity-settled share-based payment 
  transactions                                                         1.8       1.4       2.1 
                                                        ------ 
 Operating cash flow before changes 
  in working capital and provisions                                   81.4      79.2     225.5 
 Decrease/(increase) in trade and other 
  receivables                                                         31.0      36.5     (7.1) 
 (Increase)/decrease in inventories                                 (10.1)     (2.0)      25.4 
 (Decrease)/increase in trade and other 
  payables                                                           (1.5)    (14.1)       8.2 
 Increase/(decrease) in provisions and 
  employee benefits                                                    1.3     (4.8)     (6.3) 
 Net income taxes paid                                              (23.1)    (14.7)    (29.8) 
 Net cash flows generated from operating 
  activities                                                          79.0      80.1     215.9 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment 
  and software                                                      (24.4)    (10.5)    (28.7) 
 Proceeds from disposal of property, 
  plant and equipment and software                                     0.2       5.0       5.4 
 Acquisition of businesses, net of cash 
  acquired                                                  10      (12.6)    (24.2)   (160.9) 
 Interest received                                                     0.2       0.2       0.5 
 Net cash flows used in investing activities                        (36.6)    (29.5)   (183.7) 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Interest paid                                                       (2.2)     (2.0)     (4.6) 
 Dividends paid                                                     (40.5)    (38.4)    (59.8) 
 Proceeds from exercise of share options 
  (treasury shares)                                                    0.1       0.2       0.2 
 Proceeds from borrowings                                                -         -      41.0 
 Repayment of borrowings                                            (41.0)         -         - 
 Net cash flows used in financing activities                        (83.6)    (40.2)    (23.2) 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 
 Net (decrease)/increase in cash and 
  cash equivalents                                                  (41.2)      10.4       9.0 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
  of period                                                           71.2      56.5      56.5 
 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                             (0.2)       4.0       5.7 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of 
  period                                                              29.8      70.9      71.2 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 
                                                                      2017      2016      2016 
                                                                                Half      Full 
                                                                 Half year      year      year 
 Reconciliation of changes in cash and 
  cash equivalents to movements in net 
  debt                                                                GBPm      GBPm      GBPm 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Net (decrease)/increase in cash and 
  cash equivalents                                                  (41.2)      10.4       9.0 
 Proceeds from borrowings                                                -         -    (41.0) 
 Repayment of borrowings                                              41.0         -         - 
 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                             (4.4)    (15.3)    (20.3) 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Movement in net debt                                                (4.6)     (4.9)    (52.3) 
 Net debt at start of period                                       (150.9)    (98.6)    (98.6) 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Net debt at end of period                                         (155.5)   (103.5)   (150.9) 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 

NOTES TO THE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of Preparation and Principal Accounting Policies

a) Basis of accounting

The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Company for the six months ended

30 June 2017 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries, together referred to as the 'Group'. These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are presented in millions of Sterling rounded to the nearest one decimal place. The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for the year ended

31 December 2016 are available upon request from the Company's registered office at Heritage House, Church Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9QD, and on the Company's website at www.spectris.com.

These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with IAS 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union. They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2016.

The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2017 are unaudited, but have been subject to an independent review by the auditor. They do not constitute statutory financial statements as defined in section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The comparative figures for the financial year ended 31 December 2016 are derived from the Company's statutory accounts for that financial year. Those accounts have been reported on by the Company's auditor and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The Report of the auditor was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report, and (iii) did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

The Group's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on

25 July 2017.

b) Going concern

Having made enquiries and reviewed the Group's plans and available financial facilities, the Board of Directors has a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements. There are no key sensitivities identified in relation to this conclusion.

c) Seasonality of operations

As in prior years, the Group's revenue and operating profits are expected to be weighted towards the second half of the year.

d) Significant accounting judgements and estimates

The preparation of Interim Financial Statements in conformity with IFRS as adopted by the European Union ('adopted IFRS') requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amount of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In preparing these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

The Directors have considered the facts and circumstances as at 30 June 2017 and concluded that there are no indicators of impairments that require an impairment review to be undertaken on goodwill at the interim statement of financial position date. The annual impairment review will be undertaken later in 2017 consistent with the timing in previous years.

e) Principal accounting policies

The accounting policies applied by the Group in these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended

31 December 2016.

2. Adjusted Performance Measures

Policy

Spectris uses adjusted figures as key performance measures in addition to those reported under adopted IFRS, as management believe these measures enable management and stakeholders to assess the underlying trading performance of the businesses as they exclude foreign exchange movements and the impact of acquisitions.

The adjusted performance measures ('APMs') are consistent with how the business performance is planned and reported within the internal management reporting to the Board and Operating Committees. Some of these measures are used for the purpose of setting remuneration targets. The key APMs that the Group use include Constant Exchange Rate ('CER') measures, Like-For-Like ('LFL') organic performance measures and adjusted profit measures. Explanations of how they are calculated and how they are reconciled to an IFRS statutory measure are set out below. The Group's policy is to exclude items that are considered to be significant both in nature and/or quantum and where treatment as an adjusted item provides stakeholders with additional useful information to assess the period-on-period trading performance of the Group. On this basis adjusted figures exclude certain non-operational items that are predominantly acquisition- or

disposal-related items which management have defined as:

   --     Amortisation and impairment of acquisition-related goodwill and other intangible assets; 
   --     Depreciation of acquisition-related fair value adjustments to tangible assets; 
   --     Acquisition-related costs and contingent consideration fair value adjustments; 
   --     Profits or losses on termination or disposal of businesses; 
   --     Unwinding of the discount factor on deferred and contingent consideration; 
   --     Unrealised changes in the fair value of financial instruments; 
   --     Gains or losses on retranslation of short-term inter-company loan balances; and 

-- Related tax effects on the above and other tax items which do not form part of the underlying tax rate (see Note 5).

Constant exchange rate measures

The Board reviews and compares current and prior year segmental sales and adjusted profit at constant exchange rates. The constant exchange rate comparison uses the current year reported segmental information, stated in each entity's functional currency, and translates the results into its presentation currency using prior years' monthly exchange rates, irrespective of the underlying transactional currency.

Within the In-line Instrumentation segment, the BTG Business has large functional currency mismatches against its underlying transaction currencies which distort LFL comparison at times of significant currency movements. Accordingly, we have modified the basis on which BTG's LFL results are translated into sterling by using the actual underlying transaction currency mix for determining transactional gains/losses to provide more accurate and reliable information on BTG's underlying performance.

This measure is presented as a means of eliminating the effects of exchange rate fluctuations on the

period-on-period reported results.

Like-for-like organic performance measures

The Board reviews current and prior year segmental sales and adjusted profit at constant exchange rates excluding the incremental impact of acquisitions for the first twelve months of ownership from the month of purchase. By removing the acquisition-related sales and operating profit, this allows the Board to assess the underlying trading performance of the businesses on a LFL basis.

Based on the above policy, the adjusted performance measures are derived from the reported figures under IFRS as follows:

Income statement measures

a) CER and LFL sales

 
                                       2017        2016        2016 
                                  Half year   Half year   Full year 
                                       GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
----------------------------     ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Sales as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                        710.0       581.4     1,345.8 
 Constant exchange rate 
  adjustment                         (68.4)      (27.7)     (141.1) 
 Sales at constant exchange 
  rates                               641.6       553.7     1,204.7 
 Acquisitions                        (29.0)       (9.6)      (36.7) 
 LFL sales                            612.6       544.1     1,168.0 
-------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

b) CER and LFL sales by segment

 
                                                                                             2017 
                               Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Sales by segment- June 
  2017                              GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm        GBPm 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                     199.5         223.2             148.4        138.9       710.0 
 Constant exchange rate 
  adjustment                      (18.6)        (20.5)            (13.4)       (15.9)      (68.4) 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales at constant exchange 
  rates                            180.9         202.7             135.0        123.0       641.6 
 Acquisitions                      (0.9)        (24.6)             (3.5)            -      (29.0) 
 LFL sales                         180.0         178.1             131.5        123.0       612.6 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                             2016 
                               Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Sales by segment- June 
  2016                              GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm        GBPm 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                     175.6         170.1             118.7        117.0       581.4 
 Constant exchange rate 
  adjustment                       (7.2)         (8.9)             (5.6)        (6.0)      (27.7) 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales at constant exchange 
  rates                            168.4         161.2             113.1        111.0       553.7 
 Acquisitions                      (2.3)         (3.0)             (0.3)        (4.0)       (9.6) 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 LFL sales                         166.1         158.2             112.8        107.0       544.1 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                               Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial        2016 
                                Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls   Full year 
 Sales by segment- December 
  2016                              GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm        GBPm 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                     418.9         404.5             275.6        246.8     1,345.8 
 Constant exchange rate 
  adjustment                      (41.9)        (44.9)            (27.4)       (26.9)     (141.1) 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales at constant exchange 
  rates                            377.0         359.6             248.2        219.9     1,204.7 
 Acquisitions                      (5.4)        (21.8)             (4.1)        (5.4)      (36.7) 
 LFL sales                         371.6         337.8             244.1        214.5     1,168.0 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 

c) CER and LFL sales growth

 
                                                                                             2017 
                               Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Sales growth - June 2017              %             %                 %            %           % 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                      13.6          31.2              25.0         18.7        22.1 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales at constant exchange 
  rates                              3.0          19.2              13.7          5.1        10.4 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 LFL sales                           2.5           4.7              10.7          5.1         5.4 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                             2016 
                               Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Sales growth - June 2016              %             %                 %            %           % 
---------------------------- 
 Sales as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                       6.0           3.6             (1.4)          3.6         3.2 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales at constant exchange 
  rates                              1.6         (1.8)             (6.1)        (1.7)       (1.7) 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 LFL sales                           0.2         (3.6)             (6.3)        (5.3)       (3.4) 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                               Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial        2016 
                                Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls   Full year 
 Sales growth - December 
  2016                                 %             %                 %            %           % 
---------------------------- 
 Sales as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                      15.0          15.1               8.1         12.4        13.1 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Sales at constant exchange 
  rates                              3.5           2.4             (2.6)          0.2         1.2 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 LFL sales                           2.0         (3.8)             (4.2)        (2.3)       (1.9) 
----------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 

d) CER, LFL and adjusted operating profit

 
                                                    2017        2016        2016 
                                               Half year   Half year   Full year 
 Adjusted operating profit                          GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
 Operating profit as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                                      42.1        46.6        38.3 
 Net acquisition-related costs and 
  fair value adjustments                             1.7         5.7        10.1 
 Depreciation of acquisition-related 
  fair value adjustments to tangible 
  assets                                             0.4           -         0.2 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                                 22.3        16.6        36.9 
 Impairment of goodwill and other 
  acquisition-related intangible assets                -           -       115.3 
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit                          66.5        68.9       200.8 
 Project Uplift                                      8.8         0.5         3.2 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit excluding 
  Project Uplift                                    75.3        69.4       204.0 
 Constant exchange rate adjustment                 (6.6)       (4.1)      (22.6) 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit at constant 
  exchange rates excluding Project 
  Uplift                                            68.7        65.3       181.4 
 Acquisitions                                      (1.6)       (2.0)       (8.3) 
 LFL adjusted operating profit excluding 
  Project Uplift                                    67.1        63.3       173.1 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

e) CER, LFL and adjusted operating profit by segment

 
                                                                                                       2017 
                                         Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  by segment -                            Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 June 2017                                    GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm        GBPm 
-------------------------------------   ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Operating profit as reported 
  under adopted IFRS                          12.1          12.6               5.4         12.0        42.1 
 Net acquisition-related 
  costs and fair value 
  adjustments                                  0.8           0.1               0.5          0.3         1.7 
 Depreciation of acquisition-related 
  fair value adjustments 
  to tangible assets                             -           0.4                 -            -         0.4 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                            7.6           7.3               1.5          5.9        22.3 
                                        ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit                    20.5          20.4               7.4         18.2        66.5 
 Project Uplift                                2.4           3.0               1.5          1.9         8.8 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift                    22.9          23.4               8.9         20.1        75.3 
 Constant exchange rate 
  adjustment                                 (1.4)         (2.0)             (0.9)        (2.3)       (6.6) 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  at constant exchange 
  rates excluding Project 
  Uplift                                      21.5          21.4               8.0         17.8        68.7 
 Acquisitions                                (0.1)         (2.2)               0.7            -       (1.6) 
 LFL adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                                      21.4          19.2               8.7         17.8        67.1 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                                       2016 
                                         Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  by segment -                            Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 June 2016                                    GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm        GBPm 
                                        ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Operating profit as reported 
  under adopted IFRS                          16.2          12.0               9.4          9.0        46.6 
 Net acquisition-related 
  costs and fair value 
  adjustments                                  0.4           1.4               0.2          3.7         5.7 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                            4.4           5.1               1.3          5.8        16.6 
 Adjusted operating profit                    21.0          18.5              10.9         18.5        68.9 
 Project Uplift                                0.2           0.1               0.1          0.1         0.5 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Profit Uplift                     21.2          18.6              11.0         18.6        69.4 
 Constant exchange rate 
  adjustment                                 (1.0)         (1.3)             (0.7)        (1.1)       (4.1) 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  at constant exchange 
  rates excluding Project 
  Uplift                                      20.2          17.3              10.3         17.5        65.3 
 Acquisitions                                (0.1)         (0.2)             (0.1)        (1.6)       (2.0) 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 LFL adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                                      20.1          17.1              10.2         15.9        63.3 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                                       2016 
                                         Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Full year 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  by segment -                            Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 December 2016                                GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm        GBPm 
-------------------------------------   ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Operating profit as reported 
  under adopted IFRS                          66.2          26.7              37.6       (92.2)        38.3 
 Net acquisition-related 
  costs and fair value 
  adjustments                                  0.2           2.1               0.3          7.5        10.1 
 Depreciation of acquisition-related 
  fair value adjustments 
  to tangible assets                             -           0.2                 -            -         0.2 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                            9.8          11.9               3.3         11.9        36.9 
 Impairment of goodwill 
  and other acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                              -          20.9                 -         94.4       115.3 
 Adjusted operating profit                    76.2          61.8              41.2         21.6       200.8 
 Project Uplift                                0.9           1.2               0.6          0.5         3.2 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Profit Uplift                     77.1          63.0              41.8         22.1       204.0 
 Constant exchange rate 
  adjustment                                 (7.7)         (7.8)             (5.4)        (1.7)      (22.6) 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  at constant exchange 
  rates excluding Project 
  Uplift                                      69.4          55.2              36.4         20.4       181.4 
 Acquisitions                                (0.3)         (5.1)             (0.6)        (2.3)       (8.3) 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 LFL adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                                      69.1          50.1              35.8         18.1       173.1 
--------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 

f) CER, LFL and adjusted operating profit growth

 
                                                                                                2017 
                                  Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                   Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Operating profit growth 
  - June 2017                             %             %                 %            %           % 
                                 ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Operating profit as reported 
  under adopted IFRS                 (25.3)           5.0            (42.6)         33.3       (9.7) 
 Adjusted operating profit            (1.9)          10.2            (32.9)        (1.9)       (3.6) 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift              8.7          25.3            (19.7)          8.0         8.5 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  at constant exchange rates          (8.6)         (0.3)            (41.2)       (14.4)      (13.1) 
 LFL adjusted operating profit        (9.1)        (12.4)            (34.4)       (14.4)      (15.4) 
 LFL adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift              1.7           2.9            (21.2)        (4.5)       (3.3) 
-------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                               2016 
                                 Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                  Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Operating profit growth 
  - June 2016                            %             %                 %            %           % 
                                ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Operating profit as reported 
  under adopted IFRS                  67.0         (7.0)            (24.8)       (37.1)       (5.7) 
 Adjusted operating profit            43.1         (0.8)            (20.6)        (8.9)         2.3 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift            44.1         (0.1)            (19.8)        (8.5)         3.0 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  at constant exchange rates          36.6         (7.9)            (25.8)       (14.3)       (3.8) 
 LFL adjusted operating 
  profit                              36.2         (9.1)            (26.3)       (22.6)       (6.9) 
 LFL adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              37.2         (8.3)            (25.6)       (22.2)       (6.1) 
------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                               2016 
                                 Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Full year 
                                  Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Operating profit growth 
  - December 2016                        %             %                 %            %           % 
                                ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 Operating profit as reported 
  under adopted IFRS                  55.4        (38.8)               9.9      (497.4)      (73.3) 
 Adjusted operating profit            41.8          11.7              11.9       (38.9)        10.9 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  excluding Project Uplift            43.5          13.7              13.6       (37.2)        12.6 
 Adjusted operating profit 
  at constant exchange rates          27.6         (2.4)             (2.9)       (43.5)       (1.6) 
 LFL adjusted operating 
  profit                              27.0        (11.6)             (4.4)       (50.2)       (6.2) 
 LFL adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              28.8         (9.5)             (2.8)       (48.7)       (4.4) 
------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 

g) CER, LFL and adjusted return on sales

 
                                                                                               2017 
                                 Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                  Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Return on sales by segment 
  - June 2017                            %             %                 %            %           % 
 Using operating profit 
  as reported under adopted 
  IFRS                                 6.1           5.6               3.6          8.6         5.9 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit                              10.3           9.1               4.9         13.1         9.4 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              11.5          10.5               6.0         14.5        10.6 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit at constant exchange 
  rates                               10.6           9.1               4.8         12.9         9.3 
 Using adjusted LFL operating 
  profit                              10.6           9.1               5.5         12.9         9.5 
 Using adjusted LFL operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              11.9          10.8               6.6         14.5        11.0 
------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                               2016 
                                 Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Half year 
                                  Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Return on sales by segment 
  - June 2016                            %             %                 %            %           % 
 Using operating profit 
  as reported under adopted 
  IFRS                                 9.2           7.1               7.9          7.7         8.0 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit                              11.9          10.9               9.2         15.8        11.9 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              12.0          11.0               9.3         15.9        11.9 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit at constant exchange 
  rates                               11.9          10.7               9.0         15.7        11.7 
 Using adjusted LFL operating 
  profit                              12.0          10.7               9.0         14.7        11.5 
 Using adjusted LFL operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              12.1          10.8               9.1         14.8        11.6 
------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                                                                               2016 
                                 Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial   Full year 
                                  Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls       Total 
 Return on sales by segment 
  - December 2016                        %             %                 %            %           % 
 Using operating profit as 
  reported under adopted IFRS         15.8           6.6              13.6       (37.4)         2.8 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit                              18.2          15.3              15.0          8.7        14.9 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              18.4          15.6              15.2          9.0        15.2 
 Using adjusted operating 
  profit at constant exchange 
  rates                               18.2          15.0              14.4          9.0        14.8 
 Using adjusted LFL operating 
  profit                              18.4          14.5              14.4          8.2        14.5 
 Using adjusted LFL operating 
  profit excluding Project 
  Uplift                              18.6          14.8              14.7          8.4        14.8 
------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------- 
 

h) Adjusted net finance costs

 
                                                2017        2016        2016 
                                                Half 
                                                year   Half year   Full year 
 Adjusted net finance costs                     GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
------------------------------------------    ------  ----------  ---------- 
 Net interest costs as reported under 
  adopted IFRS                                 (4.5)       (5.6)       (6.4) 
 Net loss on retranslation of short-term 
  inter-company loan balances                    1.4         3.2         0.8 
 Unwinding of discount factor on deferred 
  and contingent consideration                   0.4           -         0.6 
 Adjusted net finance costs                    (2.7)       (2.4)       (5.0) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 

i) Adjusted profit before tax

 
                                               2017        2016        2016 
                                               Half 
                                               year   Half year   Full year 
 Adjusted profit before tax                    GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
-----------------------------------------    ------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit (see Note 2d)       66.5        68.9       200.8 
 Adjusted net finance costs (see Note 
  2h)                                         (2.7)       (2.4)       (5.0) 
-------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted profit before tax                    63.8        66.5       195.8 
-------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 

j) Adjusted earnings per share

 
                                                            2017        2016        2016 
                                                            Half 
                                                            year   Half year   Full year 
 Adjusted earnings per share                                GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
------------------------------------------------------    ------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit after tax as reported under adopted 
  IFRS                                                      31.9        31.0        10.3 
 Adjusted for: 
 Net acquisition-related costs and fair 
  value adjustments                                          1.7         5.7        10.1 
 Depreciation of acquisition-related fair 
  value adjustments to tangible assets                       0.4           -         0.2 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related intangible 
  assets                                                    22.3        16.6        36.9 
 Impairment of goodwill and other acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                                            -           -       115.3 
 Net loss on retranslation of short-term 
  inter-company loan balances                                1.4         3.2         0.8 
 Unwinding of discount factor on deferred 
  and contingent consideration                               0.4           -         0.6 
 Tax effect of the above and other non-recurring 
  items                                                    (7.7)       (5.3)      (22.3) 
 Adjusted earnings                                          50.4        51.2       151.9 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 
 Weighted average number of shares outstanding 
  (millions)                                        119.2   119.1   119.1 
-------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Adjusted earnings per share (pence)                 42.3    43.0   127.5 
-------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 
 
                                                   2017        2016        2016 
                                                   Half 
                                                   year   Half year   Full year 
 Adjusted diluted earnings per share (pence)       GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
---------------------------------------------    ------  ----------  ---------- 
 Diluted weighted average number of shares 
  outstanding (millions)                          119.7       119.3       119.6 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted diluted earnings per share (pence)       42.1        42.9       127.0 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with IAS 33 'Earnings Per Share' are disclosed in Note 7.

Financial position measures

k) Net debt

 
                               2017        2016        2016 
                               Half 
                               year   Half year   Full year 
 Analysis of net debt          GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
------------------------    -------  ----------  ---------- 
 Bank overdrafts               31.4         2.0        12.3 
 Bank loans - unsecured       185.3       174.4       222.1 
--------------------------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total borrowings             216.7       176.4       234.4 
 Cash balances               (61.2)      (72.9)      (83.5) 
-------------------------- 
 Net debt                     155.5       103.5       150.9 
--------------------------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Cash flow measures

l) Adjusted operating cash flow

 
                                                  2017        2016        2016 
                                                  Half 
                                                  year   Half year   Full year 
 Adjusted operating cash flow                     GBPm        GBPm        GBPm 
 Net cash flows generated from operating 
  activities under adopted IFRS                   79.0        80.1       215.9 
 Acquisition-related costs paid                    0.9         3.1         5.4 
 Net income taxes paid                            23.1        14.7        29.8 
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment 
  and software                                  (24.4)      (10.5)      (28.7) 
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant 
  and equipment                                    0.2         5.0         5.4 
 Adjusted operating cash flow                     78.8        92.4       227.8 
---------------------------------------------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating cash flow conversion          119%        134%        113% 
---------------------------------------------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Net acquisition-related costs and fair value adjustments comprises acquisition costs of GBP1.7m (30 June 2016: GBP2.2m; 31 December 2016: GBP4.5m) that have been recognised in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement under IFRS 3 (Revised) 'Business Combinations' and other fair value adjustments resulting in a debit of GBPnil (30 June 2016: debit of GBP3.5m; 31 December 2016: debit of GBP5.6m). Net acquisition-related costs and fair value adjustments are included within administrative expenses. Acquisition-related costs have been excluded from the adjusted operating profit and acquisition costs paid of GBP0.9m (30 June 2016: GBP3.1m; 31 December 2016: GBP5.4m) have been excluded from the adjusted operating cash flow.

3. Operating Segments

The Group has four reportable segments, as described below, which are the Group's strategic business units. These units offer different applications, assist companies at various stages of the production cycle and are focused towards specific industries. These segments reflect the internal reporting provided to the

Chief Operating Decision Maker (considered to be the Board) on a regular basis to assist in making decisions on capital allocated to each segment and to assess performance. The segment results include an allocation of head office expenses. The following summary describes the operations in each of the Group's reportable segments:

-- Materials Analysis provides products and services that enable customers to determine structure, composition, quantity and quality of particles and materials during their research and product development processes, when assessing materials before production, or during the manufacturing process. The operating companies in this segment are Malvern PANalytical and Particle Measuring Systems.

-- Test and Measurement supplies test, measurement and analysis equipment, software and services for product design optimisation and validation, manufacturing control, microseismic monitoring and environmental noise monitoring. The operating companies in this segment are Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration, ESG Solutions, HBM and Millbrook.

-- In-line Instrumentation provides process analytical measurement, asset monitoring and on-line controls as well as associated consumables and services for both primary processing and the converting industries. The operating companies in this segment are Brüel & Kjær Vibro, BTG, NDC Technologies and Servomex.

-- Industrial Controls provides products and solutions that measure, monitor, control, inform, track and trace during the production process. The operating companies in this segment are Microscan, Omega Engineering and Red Lion Controls.

 
                                                                                                   2017 
                                        Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial    Total 
                                                                                                   Half 
                                         Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls     year 
 Information about reportable 
  segments                                   GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm     GBPm 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 Segment revenues                           199.9         223.3             148.5        139.4    711.1 
 Inter-segment revenue                      (0.4)         (0.1)             (0.1)        (0.5)    (1.1) 
 External revenue                           199.5         223.2             148.4        138.9    710.0 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 
 Reportable segment adjusted 
  operating profit for continuing 
  operations                                 20.5          20.4               7.4         18.2     66.5 
 Net acquisition-related costs 
  and fair value adjustments                (0.8)         (0.1)             (0.5)        (0.3)    (1.7) 
 Depreciation of acquisition-related 
  fair value adjustments to 
  tangible assets                               -         (0.4)                 -            -    (0.4) 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                         (7.6)         (7.3)             (1.5)        (5.9)   (22.3) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 Operating profit                            12.1          12.6               5.4         12.0     42.1 
 Financial income*                                                                                  0.2 
 Finance costs*                                                                                   (4.7) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 Profit before tax                                                                                 37.6 
 Tax*                                                                                             (5.7) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 Profit after tax                                                                                  31.9 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 
 
                                                                                                   2016 
                                        Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial    Total 
                                                                                                   Half 
                                         Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls     year 
                                             GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm     GBPm 
-------------------------------------  ---------- 
 Segment revenues                           175.6         170.2             118.7        117.2    581.7 
 Inter-segment revenue                          -         (0.1)                 -        (0.2)    (0.3) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 External revenue                           175.6         170.1             118.7        117.0    581.4 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 
 Reportable segment adjusted 
  operating profit for continuing 
  operations                                 21.0          18.5              10.9         18.5     68.9 
 Net acquisition-related costs 
  and fair value adjustments                (0.4)         (1.4)             (0.2)        (3.7)    (5.7) 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                         (4.4)         (5.1)             (1.3)        (5.8)   (16.6) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 Operating profit                            16.2          12.0               9.4          9.0     46.6 
 Financial income*                                                                                  0.2 
 Finance costs*                                                                                   (5.8) 
 Profit before tax                                                                                 41.0 
 Tax*                                                                                            (10.0) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 Profit after tax                                                                                  31.0 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ------- 
 
 
                                                                                                    2016 
                                        Materials      Test and           In-line   Industrial     Total 
                                                                                                    Full 
                                         Analysis   Measurement   Instrumentation     Controls      year 
                                             GBPm          GBPm              GBPm         GBPm      GBPm 
------------------------------------- 
 Segment revenues                           419.0         404.7             275.6        247.5   1,346.8 
 Inter-segment revenue                      (0.1)         (0.2)                 -        (0.7)     (1.0) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  -------- 
 External revenue                           418.9         404.5             275.6        246.8   1,345.8 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 Reportable segment adjusted 
  operating profit for continuing 
  operations                                 76.2          61.8              41.2         21.6     200.8 
 Net acquisition-related 
  costs and fair value adjustments          (0.2)         (2.1)             (0.3)        (7.5)    (10.1) 
 Depreciation of acquisition-related 
  fair value adjustments 
  to tangible assets                            -         (0.2)                 -            -     (0.2) 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                         (9.8)        (11.9)             (3.3)       (11.9)    (36.9) 
 Impairment of goodwill 
  and other acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                             -        (20.9)                 -       (94.4)   (115.3) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  -------- 
 Operating profit                            66.2          26.7              37.6       (92.2)      38.3 
 Financial income*                                                                                   0.5 
 Finance costs*                                                                                    (6.9) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  -------- 
 Profit before tax                                                                                  31.9 
 Tax*                                                                                             (21.6) 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  -------- 
 Profit after tax                                                                                   10.3 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  -------- 
 

* Not allocated to reportable segments.

Reportable segment profit is consistent with that presented to the Chief Operating Decision Maker.

Inter-segment revenue reflects the movements in internal cash flow hedges with inter-segment pricing on an arm's length basis. Segments are presented on the basis of actual inter-segment charges made.

 
                                              Carrying amount of       Carrying amount of segment 
                                                  segment assets                      liabilities 
                                  ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
                                      2017      2016        2016       2017        2016      2016 
                                      Half      Half                   Half                  Full 
                                      year      year   Full year       year   Half year      year 
                                      GBPm      GBPm        GBPm       GBPm        GBPm      GBPm 
--------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ---------  ----------  -------- 
 Materials Analysis                  386.3     375.4       400.6    (105.9)      (97.9)   (118.2) 
 Test and Measurement                579.5     404.1       581.7    (119.3)      (89.5)   (104.5) 
 In-line Instrumentation             270.9     250.7       271.5     (49.7)      (42.3)    (53.4) 
 Industrial Controls                 354.7     465.3       378.9     (33.1)      (24.7)    (31.6) 
--------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ---------  ----------  -------- 
 Total segment assets 
  and liabilities                  1,591.4   1,495.5     1,632.7    (308.0)     (254.4)   (307.7) 
 Cash and borrowings                  61.2      72.9        83.5    (216.7)     (176.4)   (234.4) 
 Derivative financial 
  instruments                          0.4         -           -          -       (5.3)     (4.2) 
 Retirement benefit liabilities          -         -           -     (36.2)      (41.6)    (40.3) 
 Taxation                             15.8      17.9        15.8     (60.2)      (67.6)    (78.0) 
 Consolidated total assets 
  and liabilities                  1,668.8   1,586.3     1,732.0    (621.1)     (545.3)   (664.6) 
--------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ---------  ----------  -------- 
 

Segment assets comprise: goodwill, other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, inventories, trade and other receivables. Segment liabilities comprise: trade and other payables, provisions and other payables which can be reasonably attributed to the reportable operating segments. Unallocated items represent current and deferred taxation balances, defined benefit scheme assets and liabilities, derivative financial instruments and all components of debt.

Geographical segments

The Group's operating segments are each located in several geographical locations and sell to external customers in all parts of the world.

No individual country amounts to more than 3% of revenue by location to customer, other than those noted below.

The following is an analysis of revenue by geographical destination:

 
                             2017    2016      2016 
                             Half    Half      Full 
                             year    year      year 
                             GBPm    GBPm      GBPm 
-----------------------    ------  ------  -------- 
 UK                          39.2    19.9      55.4 
 Germany                     67.7    51.6     125.8 
 France                      21.6    19.3      43.4 
 Rest of Europe              97.4    83.4     186.9 
 USA                        217.8   186.2     409.8 
 Rest of North America       23.6    20.4      46.0 
 Japan                       39.6    31.5      73.6 
 China                       88.6    76.9     176.3 
 South Korea                 23.2    15.5      43.4 
 Rest of Asia                59.1    48.2     113.7 
 Rest of the World           32.2    28.5      71.5 
-------------------------  ------  ------  -------- 
                            710.0   581.4   1,345.8 
  -----------------------  ------  ------  -------- 
 

4. Financial Income and Finance Costs

 
                           2017    2016    2016 
                           Half    Half    Full 
                           year    year    year 
 Financial income          GBPm    GBPm    GBPm 
---------------------    ------  ------  ------ 
 Interest receivable        0.2     0.2     0.5 
-----------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 
 
                                                       2017    2016    2016 
                                                       Half    Half    Full 
                                                       year    year    year 
 Finance costs                                         GBPm    GBPm    GBPm 
-------------------------------------------------    ------  ------  ------ 
 Interest payable on loans and overdrafts               2.6     2.4     5.1 
 Unwinding of discount factor on deferred 
  and contingent consideration                          0.4       -     0.6 
 Net losses on retranslation of short-term 
  inter-company loan balances                           1.4     3.2     0.8 
 Net interest cost on pension scheme obligations        0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Other finance costs                                      -       -     0.1 
---------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
                                                        4.7     5.8     6.9 
  -------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Net interest costs of GBP2.4m (30 June 2016: GBP2.2m; 31 December 2016: GBP4.6m) for the purposes of the calculation of interest cover comprise bank interest receivable of GBP0.2m (30 June 2016: GBP0.2m;

31 December 2016: GBP0.5m), and interest payable on loans and overdrafts of GBP2.6m (30 June 2016: GBP2.4m;

31 December 2016: GBP5.1m).

5. Tax on Profit on Ordinary Activities

The income tax charge for the six months to 30 June 2017 is based on an estimate of the effective rate of taxation for the full year after taking into account discrete items arising in the period. Including the impact of discrete items, the effective rate of taxation applied to adjusted profit before tax for the half year is 21.0% (30 June 2016: 23.0%; year ended 31 December 2016: 22.4%). A reconciliation of the tax charge on adjusted profit to the actual tax charge is presented below.

 
                                                          2017    2016     2016 
                                                          Half    Half     Full 
                                                          year    year     year 
                                                          GBPm    GBPm     GBPm 
----------------------------------------------------    ------  ------  ------- 
 The income tax charge is analysed as follows: 
 Tax charge on adjusted profit before tax                 13.4    15.3     43.9 
 Tax credit on net acquisition-related costs 
  and fair value adjustments                             (0.5)   (0.3)    (1.7) 
 Tax credit on depreciation of acquisition-related 
  fair value adjustments to tangible assets              (0.1)       -        - 
 Tax credit on amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible assets                                      (6.9)   (5.3)   (12.3) 
 Tax credit on impairment of goodwill and other 
  acquisition-related intangible assets                      -       -    (5.1) 
 Tax charge/(credit) on retranslation of short-term 
  inter-company loan balances                            (0.1)     0.3      0.2 
 Tax credit on unwinding of discount factor 
  on deferred and contingent consideration               (0.1)       -    (0.3) 
 Tax credit relating to prior year acquisitions              -       -    (3.1) 
 Total                                                     5.7    10.0     21.6 
------------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------- 
 

6. Dividends

The final 2016 dividend of 34.0p per share (2015 final dividend: 32.2p) was paid on 30 June 2017 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 26 May 2017.

The interim 2017 dividend of 19.0p per share (2016 interim dividend: 18.0p) will be payable on

10 November 2017 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 13 October 2017. The ex-dividend date is 12 October 2017.

The estimated interim dividend to be paid is GBP22.6m and has not been recognised in these accounts.

7. Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net profit for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period (excluding treasury shares).

Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period but adjusted for the effects of dilutive options.

 
                                                    2017    2016    2016 
                                                    Half    Half    Full 
 Basic earnings per share                           year    year    year 
-----------------------------------------------   ------  ------  ------ 
 Profit after tax (GBPm)                            31.9    31.0    10.3 
 Weighted average number of shares outstanding 
  (millions)                                       119.2   119.1   119.1 
------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Basic earnings per share (pence)                   26.8    26.0     8.6 
------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 
 
                                                      2017    2016    2016 
                                                      Half    Half    Full 
 Diluted earnings per share                           year    year    year 
                                                    ------  ------  ------ 
 Profit after tax (GBPm)                              31.9    31.0    10.3 
 Basic weighted average number of shares 
  outstanding (millions)                             119.2   119.1   119.1 
 Weighted average number of dilutive 5p ordinary 
  shares under option (millions)                       0.8     0.3     0.8 
 Weighted average number of 5p ordinary shares 
  that would have been issued at average market 
  value from proceeds of dilutive share options 
  (millions)                                         (0.3)   (0.1)   (0.3) 
                                                    ------ 
 Diluted weighted average number of shares 
  outstanding (millions)                             119.7   119.3   119.6 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Diluted earnings per share (pence)                   26.7    26.0     8.6 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

8. Financial Instruments

 
                                                                                    2017 
                                                                                    Half 
                                                                                    year 
                                                           Level        Level 
                                                               2            3   Carrying 
                                                      fair value   fair value     amount 
 Fair value and carrying amount of financial 
  instruments                                               GBPm         GBPm       GBPm 
---------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
 Trade and other receivables excluding prepayments 
  and accrued income                                           -            -      249.5 
 Trade and other payables excluding deferred 
  income                                                       -       (14.8)    (236.5) 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                     -            -       61.2 
 Floating rate borrowings                                      -            -     (31.4) 
 Fixed rate borrowings                                   (192.6)            -    (185.3) 
 Forward exchange contracts                                  0.4            -        0.4 
                                                                                 (142.1) 
---------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                             2016 
                                                                             Half 
                                                                             year 
                                                        Level    Level 
                                                            2        3   Carrying 
                                                         Fair     Fair 
                                                        value    value     amount 
 Fair value and carrying amount of financial 
  instruments                                            GBPm     GBPm       GBPm 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -------  --------- 
 Trade and other receivables excluding prepayments 
  and accrued income                                        -        -      217.8 
 Trade and other payables excluding deferred 
  income                                                    -    (7.7)    (196.8) 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                  -        -       72.9 
 Floating rate borrowings                                   -        -      (2.0) 
 Fixed rate borrowings                                (186.0)        -    (174.4) 
 Forward exchange contracts                             (5.3)        -      (5.3) 
                                                                           (87.8) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                             2016 
                                                                             Full 
                                                                             year 
                                                        Level    Level 
                                                            2        3   Carrying 
                                                         Fair     Fair 
                                                        value    value     amount 
 Fair value and carrying amount of financial 
  instruments                                            GBPm     GBPm       GBPm 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -------  --------- 
 Trade and other receivables excluding prepayments 
  and accrued income                                        -        -      280.2 
 Trade and other payables excluding deferred 
  income                                                    -   (16.2)    (246.5) 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                  -        -       83.5 
 Floating rate borrowings                                   -        -     (53.3) 
 Fixed rate borrowings                                (189.9)        -    (181.1) 
 Forward exchange contracts                             (4.2)        -      (4.2) 
                                                                          (121.4) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                             2017 
                                                                             Half 
                                                                             year 
                                                                Deferred    Level 
                                                          and contingent        3 
                                                                             fair 
                                                           consideration    value 
 Reconciliation of level 3 fair values                              GBPm     GBPm 
-----------------------------------------------------   ----------------  ------- 
 At 1 January 2017                                                (16.2)   (16.2) 
 Deferred and contingent consideration paid                          1.8      1.8 
 Costs charged to the Consolidated Income Statement: 
 Unwinding of discount factor on deferred and 
  contingent consideration (unrealised)                            (0.4)    (0.4) 
 Balance at 30 June 2017                                          (14.8)   (14.8) 
------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------- 
 
 
                                                                        2016 
                                                                        Half 
                                                                        year 
                                                           Deferred    Level 
                                                     and contingent        3 
                                                                        fair 
                                                      consideration    value 
 Reconciliation of level 3 fair values                         GBPm     GBPm 
------------------------------------------------   ----------------  ------- 
 At 1 January 2016                                            (7.0)    (7.0) 
 Deferred and contingent consideration arising 
  from acquisitions                                           (0.2)    (0.2) 
 Deferred and contingent consideration paid                     0.4      0.4 
 Loss recognised in Other Comprehensive Income: 
 Foreign exchange difference                                  (0.9)    (0.9) 
 Balance at 30 June 2016                                      (7.7)    (7.7) 
-------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------- 
 
 
                                                                             2016 
                                                                             Full 
                                                                             year 
                                                                Deferred    Level 
                                                          and contingent        3 
                                                                             fair 
                                                           consideration    value 
 Reconciliation of level 3 fair values                              GBPm     GBPm 
-----------------------------------------------------   ----------------  ------- 
 At 1 January 2016                                                 (7.0)    (7.0) 
 Deferred and contingent consideration arising 
  from acquisitions                                                (7.6)    (7.6) 
 Deferred and contingent consideration paid                          2.6      2.6 
 Costs charged to the Consolidated Income Statement: 
 Adjustments outside of the measurement period                     (2.1)    (2.1) 
 Unwinding of discount factor on deferred and 
  contingent consideration (unrealised)                            (0.6)    (0.6) 
 Loss recognised in Other Comprehensive Income: 
 Foreign exchange difference                                       (1.5)    (1.5) 
 Balance at 31 December 2016                                      (16.2)   (16.2) 
------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------- 
 

There is no difference in the valuation techniques used or the fair value hierarchy under IFRS 7 'Financial Instruments: Disclosures' from that disclosed in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended

31 December 2016.

The above tables show the fair value measurement of financial instruments by level following the fair value hierarchy:

   --     Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; 

-- Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices include within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

-- Level 3 - inputs for the assets and liabilities that are not based on observable market data (i.e. unobservable inputs).

There were no movements between the fair value hierarchy in the period.

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables approximates to the carrying amount because of the short maturity of these instruments.

The fair value of floating rate borrowings approximates to the carrying amount because interest rates are at floating rates where payments are reset to market rates at intervals of less than one year.

The fair value of fixed rate borrowings are estimated by discounting the future contracted cash flow, using appropriate yield curves, to the net present values.

The fair value of forward exchange contracts and cross-currency interest rate swaps are determined using the discounted cash flow techniques based on readily available market data.

9. Treasury Shares

At 30 June 2017, the Group held 5,787,411 treasury shares (30 June 2016: 5,846,739; 31 December 2016: 5,840,513). During the period 53,102 of these shares were issued to satisfy options exercised by employees which were granted under the Group's share schemes (30 June 2016: 52,169; 31 December 2016: 58,395). No shares were repurchased by the Group during the period (30 June 2016: nil; 31 December 2016: nil) and no shares were cancelled during the period (30 June 2016: nil; 31 December 2016: nil).

10. Acquisitions

On 6 February 2017, the Group acquired 99% of the share capital of Pixirad Imaging Counters S.r.l. (Pixirad), a supplier based in Italy, for a total consideration of GBP2.8m. The company develops and distributes high performance X-ray detectors. The excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of net tangible assets acquired is represented by the following intangible assets: technology and goodwill of GBP1.1m and GBP1.7m, respectively. The goodwill arising is attributable to the acquired workforce and synergies from leveraging the customer base to optimise the sales potential of Pixirad's and Spectris products. Goodwill includes an amount of GBP0.3m representing the requirement to recognise a net deferred tax liability on the fair value adjustments. The business is being integrated into the Materials Analysis segment. The remaining 1% of share capital will shortly be purchased. The non-controlling interest has not been disclosed as it is not significant.

On 15 May 2017, the Group acquired the trade and certain assets of Setpoint, a US business, for a total consideration of GBP8.0m. This extends the Group's capabilities in the condition monitoring market. The excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of net tangible assets acquired is represented by the following intangible assets: customer-related (customer relations), technology and goodwill of GBP0.3m, GBP2.4m and GBP4.6m, respectively. The goodwill arising is attributable to the acquired workforce, opportunities expected from the extension of the Group's product offerings leveraging its stronger position in the vibration and condition monitoring solutions, and sharing capabilities and technologies in value-added solutions. The business is being integrated into the In-line Instrumentation.

The revenue and operating profit contribution from the acquisitions above to the Group's results for the period were GBP29.0m and GBP1.6m, respectively. Group revenue and operating profit would have been GBP711.0m and GBP41.8m (adjusted operating profit: GBP65.8m), respectively, had each of these acquisitions taken place on the first day of the financial year.

The assets and liabilities acquired during the period, together with the aggregate purchase consideration, are summarised below. The fair values disclosed are provisional, reflecting the timing of the acquisition, and will be finalised within 12 months of the acquisition date.

 
                                                                                    2017 
                                                          Book                 Half year 
                                                         value  Adjustments   Fair value 
Net assets acquired                                       GBPm         GBPm         GBPm 
------------------------------------------------    ----------  -----------  ----------- 
Intangible fixed assets                                    0.1          3.7          3.8 
Inventories                                                0.2        (0.1)          0.1 
Trade and other receivables                                1.0            -          1.0 
Trade and other payables                                 (0.1)            -        (0.1) 
Deferred tax liabilities                                     -        (0.3)        (0.3) 
Net assets acquired                                        1.2          3.3          4.5 
Goodwill                                                                             6.3 
--------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  ----------- 
Total cash paid                                                                     10.8 
--------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 
  Acquisitions prior to 2017 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
Deferred and contingent consideration in relation 
 to prior years' acquisitions: 
Accrued at 31 December 2016                                                          1.8 
Cash paid in 2017 in respect of prior years' acquisitions                            1.8 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
Net cash outflow relating to acquisitions for the 
 period                                                                             12.6 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 

Due to the contractual due dates, the fair value of receivables acquired approximates to the gross contractual amounts receivable. The amount of gross contractual receivables not expected to be recovered is immaterial.

GBP4.6m (30 June 2016: GBP0.5m; 31 December 2016: GBP0.5m) of the goodwill arising on acquisitions in the period is expected to be amortised and deductible for tax purposes.

During 2016, the Group acquired the following businesses:

-- On 23 February 2016, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of CAS Clean Air Service AG ('CAS'), a company based in Switzerland, which extends the Group's capabilities in monitoring and calibration services within the life sciences market.

-- On 7 June 2016, the Group acquired the trade and certain assets of Integrated Process Systems ('IPS') India, an Indian agent.

-- On 17 June 2016, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Capstone Technology Corporation, a company based in the USA, which broadens the Group's solutions offering in the pulp and paper market.

-- On 1 July 2016, the Group acquired the trade and certain assets of Sound and Vibration Technology Limited, a UK business, expanding the Group's software solutions offering to the automotive market.

-- On 26 July 2016, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of DISCOM - Elektronische Systeme und Komponenten GmbH, a company based in Germany, which extends the Group's integrated solutions combining hardware and software to enhance production quality and identify potential problems in manufacturing processes.

   --     On 1 September 2016, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Millbrook Group Limited ('Millbrook'), a company based in the UK with operations in Finland, which extends the Group's capabilities to provide test, validation and engineering services to the automotive, transport and tyre, petrochemical, defence and securities industries, utilising its proving grounds in the UK and Finland. 

Full details of these acquisitions are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended

31 December 2016.

11. Related Parties

Key management personnel are defined for the purpose of IAS 24 'Related Party Disclosures' as the Executive Directors and members of the Executive Management Team. It is the Executive Directors and members of the Executive Management Team who have responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Group. The latest details of Directors' remuneration are included in the Directors' Remuneration Report in the 2016 Annual Reports and Accounts, which is available upon request from the Company's registered office at Heritage House, Church Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9QD, and on the Company's website at www.spectris.com.

12. Post Balance Sheet Events

On 1 July 2017, the Group acquired the trade and certain assets of CSA Leyland Technical Centre, a company based in the UK, which extends the Group's automotive testing facilities. The business is being integrated into the Test and Measurement segment.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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