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403,534          
 Profit for the period                                           -                 -                        -                  44,269                44,269                        45                           44,314           
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the period                                                                                                                                                                             
 Foreign exchange translation differences                        -                 -                        (18,935)           -                     (18,935)                      11                           (18,924)         
 Remeasurement gain on post-retirement benefits                  -                 -                        -                  5,471                 5,471                         -                            5,471            
 Deferred tax on remeasurement gain on post-retirement benefits  -                 -                        -                  (724)                 (724)                         -                            (724)            
 Profit on cash flow hedges reserve                              -                 -                        5                  -                     5                             -                            5                
 Total other comprehensive (expense) for the period              -                 -                        (18,930)           4,747                 (14,183)                      11                           (14,172)         
 Total other comprehensive income for the period                 -                 -                        (18,930)           49,016                30,086                        56                           30,142           
 Dividends paid                                                  -                 -                        -                  (30,960)              (30,960)                      (141)                        (31,101)         
 Equity settled share plans net of tax                           -                 -                        -                  1,589                 1,589                         -                            1,589            
 Issue of share capital                                          57                2,397                    -                  -                     2,454                         -                            2,454            
 Employee Benefit Trust Shares                                   4                 -                        392                -                     396                           -                            396              
 Balance at 30th June 2014                                       19,629            62,351                   (7,064)            331,382               406,298                       716                          407,014          
 
 
407,014 
 
 For the year ended 31st  December 2014                          ShareCapital£000  SharePremiumAccount£000  OtherReserves£000  Retainedearnings£000  Equityshareholders'funds£000  Non-controllinginterest£000  Totalequity£000  
 Balance at 1st  January 2014                                    19,568            59,954                   11,474             311,737               402,733                       801                          403,534          
 Profit for the year                                             -                 -                        -                  100,327               100,327                       246                          100,573          
 Other comprehensive (expenses)/income                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Foreign exchange translation differences                        -                 -                        (15,155)           -                     (15,155)                      22                           (15,133)         
 Remeasurement loss on post-retirement benefits                  -                 -                        -                  (5,159)               (5,159)                       -                            (5,159)          
 Deferred tax on remeasurement loss on post-retirement benefits  -                 -                        -                  (258)                 (258)                         -                            (258)            
 Loss on cash flow hedges reserve                                -                 -                        (232)              -                     (232)                         -                            (232)            
 Total other comprehensive (expense) for the year                -                 -                        (15,387)           (5,417)               (20,804)                      22                           (20,782)         
 Total other comprehensive income for the year                   -                 -                        (15,387)           94,910                79,523                        268                          79,791           
 Contributions by and distributions to owners of the Company                                                                                                                                                                     
 Dividends paid                                                  -                 -                        -                  (45,715)              (45,715)                      (190)                        (45,905)         
 Equity settled share plans net of tax                           -                 -                        -                  1,864                 1,864                         -                            1,864            
 Issue of share capital                                          110               5,113                    -                  -                     5,223                         -                            5,223            
 Employee Benefit Trust Shares                                   (56)              -                        (2,573)            -                     (2,629)                       -                            (2,629)          
 Balance at 31st December 2014                                   19,622            65,067                   (6,486)            362,796               440,999                       879                          441,878          
 
 
CASH FLOW STATEMENT 
 
                                                                       Notes  Six monthsto 30th June2015£'000  Six monthsto 30thJune2014£'000  Year ended31st December2014£'000  
 Cash flows from operating activities                                                                                                                                            
 Profit before taxation                                                       57,330                           63,454                          144,794                           
 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment                                    16,612                           13,207                          26,799                            
 Loss on disposal of Associate                                                1,790                            -                               -                                 
 Share of profit of Associates                                                (147)                            (338)                           318                               
 Equity settled share plans                                                   1,476                            1,795                           2,374                             
 Net finance income                                                           577                              1,542                           2,983                             
 Operating cash flow before changes in working capital and provisions         77,638                           79,660                          177,268                           
 Change in trade and other receivables                                        9,888                            8,751                           (20,032)                          
 Change in inventories                                                        (4,956)                          (9,771)                         1,111                             
 Change in provisions and post-retirement benefits                            (605)                            (2,645)                         (4,870)                           
 Change in trade and other payables                                           (4,996)                          (6,097)                         4,398                             
 Cash generated from operations                                               76,969                           69,898                          157,875                           
 Interest paid                                                                (663)                            (1,120)                         (2,299)                           
 Income taxes paid                                                            (24,238)                         (24,449)                        (41,915)                          
 Net cash from operating activities                                           52,068                           44,329                          113,661                           
                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                                                            
 Purchase of property, plant & equipment                                      (11,313)                         (16,517)                        (27,032)                          
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment                            1,198                            793                             2,980                             
 Purchase of software & other intangibles                                     (2,000)                          (2,069)                         (4,647)                           
 Development expenditure capitalised                                          (1,289)                          (891)                           (2,632)                           
 Acquisition of businesses                                                    (7,087)                          (9,087)                         (9,984)                           
 Bank deposits                                                                24,626                           -                               9,038                             
 Interest received                                                            1,388                            976                             2,246                             
 Dividends received                                                           -                                -                               796                               
 Net cash used in investing activities                                        5,523                            (26,795)                        (29,235)                          
                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                                                                            
 Proceeds from issue of Share Capital                                         1,892                            2,454                           5,223                             
 Sale of associate                                                            6,465                            -                               -                                 
 Employee Benefit Trust Share purchase                                        -                                -                               (3,005)                           
 Repaid borrowings                                                     8      (57,000)                         (1,703)                         (8,995)                           
 New borrowings                                                        8      807                              11,000                          -                                 
 Change in finance lease liabilities                                   8      (154)                            (96)                            (241)                             
 Dividends paid (including minorities)                                        (34,226)                         (31,101)                        (45,905)                          
 Net cash used in financing activities                                        (82,216)                         (19,446)                        (52,923)                          
                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Net change in cash and cash equivalents                               8      (24,625)                         (1,912)                         31,503                            
 Net cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                  8      117,520                          82,608                          82,608                            
 Exchange movement                                                     8      (6,423)                          (5,061)                         3,409                             
 Net cash and cash equivalents at end of period                        8      86,472                           75,635                          117,520                           
                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Bank deposits                                                         8      -                                31,103                          24,437                            
 Borrowings and finance leases                                         8      (32,993)                         (108,267)                       (89,464)                          
 Net Cash/(debt)  at the end of the period                             8      53,479                           (1,529)                         52,493                            
 
 
(32,993) 
 
(108,267) 
 
(89,464) 
 
Net Cash/(debt)  at the end of the period 
 
8 
 
53,479 
 
(1,529) 
 
52,493 
 
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 
 
1.    BASIS OF PREPARATION 
 
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is a company domiciled in the UK.  The half year
condensed consolidated financial statements of Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
and its subsidiaries (the Group) have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34
Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU.  The accounting policies
applied are consistent with those set out in the 2014 Spirax-Sarco Engineering
plc Annual Report. 
 
These condensed consolidated half year financial statements do not include all
the information required for full annual statements and should be read in
conjunction with the 2014 Annual Report.  The comparative figures for the year
ended 31st December 2014 do not constitute the Group's statutory accounts for
that financial year as defined in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.  The
consolidated statutory accounts for Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc in respect of
the year ended 31st December 2014 have been reported on by the Company's
auditors and delivered to the registrar of companies. The report of the
auditors was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include a reference to any matters
to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying
their report, and (iii) did not contain a statement under Section 498 (2) or
(3) of the Companies Act 2006. 
 
The consolidated financial statements of the Group in respect of the year
ended December 2014 are available upon request from Mr A. J. Robson, General
Counsel and Company Secretary, Charlton House, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
GL53 8ER, United Kingdom or on www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com. 
 
The financial statements for the six months ended 30th June 2015, which have
not been audited or reviewed by the auditors, were authorised by the Board on
4th August 2015. 
 
The interim report has been prepared solely to provide additional information
to shareholders as a body to assess the Group's strategies and the potential
for those strategies to succeed.  This interim report should not be relied
upon by any other party or for any other purpose. 
 
GOING CONCERN 
 
Having made enquiries and reviewed the Group's plans and available financial
facilities, the Board 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 financial statements.  There are no key
sensitivities identified in relation to this conclusion. 
 
NEW STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS NOT YET ADOPTED 
 
There are a number of new standards, amendments to standards and
interpretations that are not yet effective for the period ended 30th June 2015
and have, therefore, not been applied in preparing these condensed
consolidated interim financial statements. None of these are anticipated to
have a significant impact on the consolidated income statement or consolidated
statement of financial position. 
 
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES 
 
The preparation of interim financial statements in conformity with 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 31st December 2014. 
 
The Directors have considered the facts and circumstances as at 30th June 2015
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 2015 consistent with the timing in previous years. 
 
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS 
 
This interim report contains forward-looking statements.  These have been made
by the Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up
to the time of their approval of this report.  The Directors can give no
assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct.  Due to the
inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors
underlying such forward-looking information, actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements.  The Directors undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise. 
 
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT 
 
The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge: 
 
·      this financial information 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 financial statements, and a
description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six
months of the financial year. 
 
(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 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 Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc on 4th August 2015 are the same
as those listed in the 2014 Annual Report on pages 60 and 61. 
 
N J Anderson 
 
Group Chief Executive 
 
4th August 2015 
 
D J Meredith 
 
Finance Director 
 
4th August 2015 
 
On behalf of the Board 
 
2.    SEGMENTAL REPORTING 
 
As required by IFRS 8, Operating Segments, the following segmental information
is presented in a consistent format with management information considered by
the Board. 
 
Analysis by location of operation 
 
 Six months to 30th June 2015          Grossrevenue£'000  Inter-segmentrevenue£'000  Revenue£'000  Totaloperatingprofit£'000  Adjustedoperatingprofit£'000  Adjustedoperatingmargin%  
 Europe, Middle East & Africa          128,636            16,807                     111,829       20,648                     21,294                        19.0%                     
 Asia Pacific                          76,489             2,210                      74,279        15,234                     15,492                        20.9%                     
 Americas                              63,989             2,941                      61,048        7,287                      11,760                        19.3%                     
 Steam Specialties business            269,114            21,958                     247,156       43,169                     48,546                        19.6%                     
 Watson-Marlow                         72,823             -                          72,823        20,743                     21,794                        29.9%                     
 Corporate expenses                                                                                (4,499)                    (4,499)                                                 
                                       341,937            21,958                     319,979       59,413                     65,841                        20.6%                     
 Intra-Group                           (21,958)           (21,958)                                                                                                                    
 Total                                 319,979            -                          319,979       59,413                     65,841                        20.6%                     
                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Net finance expense                                                                               (577)                      (577)                                                   
 Share of profit/(loss) of Associates                                                              (1,506)                    247                                                     
 Profit before tax                                                                                 57,330                     65,511                                                  
 
 
 Six months to 30th June 2014   Grossrevenue£'000  Inter-segmentrevenue£'000  Revenue£'000  Totaloperatingprofit£'000  Adjustedoperatingprofit£'000  Adjustedoperatingmargin%  
 Europe, Middle East & Africa   138,354            19,089                     119,265       23,772                     24,218                        20.3%                     
 Asia Pacific                   78,424             2,881                      75,543        16,754                     16,754                        22.2%                     
 Americas                       62,566             2,742                      59,824        10,954                     11,862                        19.8%                     
 Steam Specialties business     279,344            24,712                     254,632       51,480                     52,834                        20.7%                     
 Watson-Marlow                  64,536             8                          64,528        18,135                     19,272                        29.9%                     
 Corporate expenses                                                                         (4,957)                    (4,957)                                                 
                                343,880            24,720                     319,160       64,658                     67,149                        21.0%                     
 Intra-Group                    (24,720)           (24,720)                   -             -                          -                                                       
 Total                          319,160            -                          319,160       64,658                     67,149                        21.0%                     
                                                                                                                                                                               
 Net finance expense                                                                        (1,542)                    (1,542)                                                 
 Share of profit of Associates                                                              338                        718                                                     
 Profit before tax                                                                          63,454                     66,325                                                  
 
 
 Year ended 31st December 2014                   Grossrevenue£'000  Inter-segmentrevenue£'000  Revenue£'000  Totaloperatingprofit£'000  Adjustedoperatingprofit£'000  Adjustedoperatingmargin%  
 Europe, Middle East & Africa                    274,271            38,039                     236,232       44,855                     45,929                        19.4%                     
 Asia Pacific                                    182,556            4,894                      177,662       46,191                     46,418                        26.1%                     
 Americas                                        131,869            5,681                      126,188       26,478                     27,961                        22.2%                     
 Steam Specialties business                      588,696            48,614                     540,082       117,524                    120,308                       22.3%                     
 Watson-Marlow                                   138,195                                       138,195       41,428                     43,499                        31.5%                     
 Corporate expenses                                                                                          (10,857)                   (10,857)                                                
                                                 726,891            48,614                     678,277       148,095                    152,950                       22.5%                     
 Intra-Group                                     (48,614)           (48,614)                                                                                                                    
 Total                                           678,277            -                          678,277       148,095                    152,950                       22.5%                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Net finance expense                                                                                         (2,983)                    (2,983)                                                 
 Share of operating profit/(loss) of Associates                                                              (318)                      1,151                                                   
 Profit before tax                                                                                           144,794                    151,118                                                 
 
 
Non-operational items 
 
The Group uses adjusted figures as key performance measures in addition to
those reported under adopted IFRS.  The Group's management believes these
measures provide valuable additional information for users of the financial
statements in understanding the Group's performance.  Adjusted operating
profit excludes certain non-operational items which are analysed below: 
 
                                                                       Six months to30th June 2015£'000  Six months to30th June 2014£'000  Year ended31st Dec. 2014£'000  
 Amortisation and impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets  (2,240)                           (2,020)                           (4,096)                        
 USA meter manufacturing facility closure costs                        (3,814)                           -                                 -                              
 Acquisition and disposal costs                                        (374)                             (471)                             (759)                          
                                                                       (6,428)                           (2,491)                           (4,855)                        
 
 
Share of profit of Associates 
 
An analysis of the share of profit of Associates is shown below: 
 
                                                                       Six months to30th June 2015£'000  Six months to30th June 2014£'000  Year ended31st Dec. 2014£'000  
 Share of adjusted profit                                              247                               718                               1,151                          
 Non-operational items                                                                                                                                                    
 Amortisation and impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets  (100)                             (380)                             (1,125)                        
 Impairment of tangible assets                                         -                                 -                                 (344)                          
 Final adjustment to previous impairment write offs                    137                               -                                 -                              
 Exchange translation differences recycled under IAS 21                (1,790)                           -                                 -                              
 Total non-operational items                                           (1,753)                           (380)                             (1,469)                        
 Total Associates                                                      (1,506)                           338                               (318)                          
 
 
Net assets 
 
The total assets and liabilities of the four segments have not been disclosed
as there has been no material change in the amounts disclosed in the 2014
Annual Report and Accounts. 
 
Capital additions and depreciation, amortisation and impairment 
 
                               Six month30th June 2015   Six month30th June 2014                       Year ended31st December 2014  
                               Capital additions  £'000  Depreciation, amortisationandimpairment£'000  Capital additions  £'000      Depreciation, amortisationandimpairment£'000  Capital Additions  £'000  Depreciation, amortisation andimpairment£'000  
 Europe, Middle East & Africa  5,997                     5,659                                         6,818                         5,119                                         15,301                    10,476                                         
 Asia Pacific                  1,967                     2,941                                         7,144                         2,385                                         8,657                     5,144                                          
 Americas                      1,720                     4,776                                         2,351                         3,035                                         4,159                     5,335                                          
 Watson-Marlow                 5,201                     3,236                                         6,187                         2,668                                         11,271                    5,844                                          
 Group total                   14,885                    16,612                                        22,500                        13,207                                        39,388                    26,799                                         
 
 
Capital additions include property, plant and equipment at 30th June 2015 of
£8,805,000; at 30th June 2014 of £16,144,000; and at 31st December 2014 of
£26,876,000; and other intangible assets at 30th June 2015 of £6,080,000; at
30th June 2014 of £6,356,000; and at 31st December 2014 of £12,512,000. 
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment includes amortisation of
acquisition-related intangible assets at 30th June 2015 of £2,240,000; at 30th
June 2014 of £2,020,000; and at 31st December 2014 of £4,096,000 and
impairment at 30th June 2015 of £1,024,000 of intangible assets and £981,000
of tangible assets in respect of the USA meter manufacturing closure costs
(2014: nil). 
 
3.    NET FINANCING INCOME AND EXPENSE 
 
                                             Six monthsto 30th June2015£'000  Six monthsto 30th June2014£'000  Year ended31st December 2014£'000  
 Financial expenses                                                                                                                               
 Bank and other borrowing interest payable   (663)                            (1,120)                          (2,310)                            
 Net interest on pension scheme liabilities  (1,302)                          (1,398)                          (2,919)                            
                                             (1,965)                          (2,518)                          (5,229)                            
 Financial income                                                                                                                                 
 Bank interest receivable                    1,388                            976                              2,246                              
                                                                                                                                                  
 Net financing expense                       (577)                            (1,542)                          (2,983)                            
                                                                                                                                                  
 Net pension scheme financial expense        (1,302)                          (1,398)                          (2,919)                            
 Net bank interest                           725                              (144)                            (64)                               
 Net financing expense                       (577)                            (1,542)                          (2,983)                            
 
 
(577) 
 
(1,542) 
 
(2,983) 
 
4.    TAXATION 
 
Taxation has been estimated at the rate expected to be incurred in the full
year 
 
                                 Six monthsto 30th June2015£'000  Six monthsto 30th June2014£'000  Year ended31st December 2014£'000  
 United Kingdom corporation tax  417                              67                               2,534                              
 Foreign taxation                18,855                           18,923                           42,480                             
 Deferred taxation               (1,341)                          150                              (793)                              
                                 17,931                           19,140                           44,221                             
 
 
17,931 
 
19,140 
 
44,221 
 
5.    EARNINGS PER SHARE 
 
                                                              Six monthsto 30th June2015  Six monthsto 30th June2014  Year ended31st December 2014  
 Profit attributable to equity shareholders (£'000)           39,382                      44,269                      100,327                       
 Weighted average shares in issue                             75,463,654                  75,452,395                  75,532,018                    
 Dilution                                                     302,944                     393,906                     455,530                       
 Diluted weighted average shares in issue                     75,766,598                  75,846,301                  75,987,548                    
                                                                                                                                                    
 Basic earnings per share                                     52.2p                       58.7p                       132.8p                        
 Diluted earnings per share                                   52.0p                       58.4p                       132.0p                        
 Adjusted profit attributable to equity shareholders (£'000)  45,646                      46,532                      106,015                       
 Basic adjusted earnings per share                            60.5p                       61.7p                       140.4p                        
 Diluted adjusted earnings per share                          60.2p                       61.4p                       139.5p                        
 
 
61.4p 
 
139.5p 
 
The dilution is in respect of unexercised share options and the Performance
Share Plan. 
 
6.    DIVIDENDS 
 
                                                                                          Six monthsto 30th June2015£'000  Six monthsto 30th June2014£'000  Year ended31st December2014£'000  
 Amounts paid in the period                                                                                                                                                                   
 Final dividend for the year ended 31st December 2014  of 45.0p (2013: 41.0p) per share   34,089                           30,960                           30,960                            
 Interim dividend for the year ended 31st December 2014 of 19.5p (2013: 18.0p) per share  -                                -                                14,755                            
 Total dividends paid                                                                     34,089                           30,960                           45,715                            
                                                                                                                                                                                              
 Amounts arising in respect of the period                                                                                                                                                     
 Interim dividend for the year ended 31st December 2015 of 20.8p (2014: 19.5p) per share  15,202                           14,733                           14,755                            
 Final dividend for the year ended 31st December 2014  of 45.0p (2013: 41.0p) per share   -                                -                                34,134                            
 Special dividend for the year ended 31st December 2014 of 120.0p (2013: nil) per share   -                                -                                91,024                            
 Total dividends arising                                                                  15,202                           14,733                           139,913                           
 
 
14,733 
 
139,913 
 
No scrip alternative to the cash dividend is being offered in respect of the
2015 interim dividend. 
 
7.    POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS 
 
The Group is accounting for pension costs in accordance with IAS 19. 
 
The disclosures shown here are in respect of the Group's Defined Benefit
Obligations.  Other plans operated by the Group were either Defined
Contribution plans or were deemed immaterial for the purposes of IAS 19
reporting.  Full IAS 19 disclosure for the year ended 31st December 2014 is
included in the Group's Annual Report. 
 
The amounts recognised in the balance sheet are as follows: 
 
                                                               Total                   
                                                               At 30th June 2015£'000  At 30th June 2014£'000  At 31st December2014£'000  
 Retirement benefit liability recognised in the balance sheet  (74,970)                (64,889)                (75,779)                   
 Related deferred tax asset                                    16,900                  16,905                  17,703                     
 Net pension liability                                         (58,070)                (47,984)                (58,076)                   
 
 
8.            ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET CASH 
 
                                              At1st Jan 2015£'000  Cash flow £'000  Exchangemovement£'000  At30th June 2015 £'000  
 Current portion of long-term borrowings      (298)                                                        (298)                   
 Non-current portion of long-term borrowings  (49,096)                                                     (26,369)                
 Short-term borrowing                         (40,070)                                                     (6,326)                 
 Total borrowings                             (89,464)             56,347           124                    (32,993)                
                                                                                                                                   
 Comprising:                                                                                                                       
 Borrowings                                   (88,637)             56,193           92                     (32,352)                
 Finance leases                               (827)                154              32                     (641)                   
                                              (89,464)             56,347           124                    (32,993)                
                                                                                                                                   
 Cash and cash equivalents                    117,981              (24,879)         (6,477)                86,625                  
 Bank overdrafts                              (461)                254              54                     (153)                   
 Net cash and cash equivalents                117,520              (24,625)         (6,423)                86,472                  
 Bank deposits                                24,437               (24,626)         189                    -                       
 Net cash                                     52,493               7,096            (6,110)                53,479                  
 
 
9.   CAPITAL EMPLOYED 
 
The Board uses certain non-statutory measures to help it effectively monitor
the performance of the Group.  Capital employed is a key measure. 
 
                                                     At 30th June2015£'000  At 30th June2014£'000  At 31st December                          20102014£'000  
 Capital Employed                                                                                                                                           
 Property, plant and equipment                       164,705                177,116                176,668                                                  
 Prepayments                                         477                    180                    402                                                      
 Inventories                                         98,819                 111,306                98,007                                                   
 Trade receivables                                   133,170                132,596                155,696                                                  
 Other current assets                                25,024                 21,153                 23,973                                                   
 Tax recoverable                                     4,594                  4,027                  4,420                                                    
 Capital employed element of business held for sale  4,666                  -                      -                                                        
 Trade and other payables                            (76,316)               (80,443)               (90,754)                                                 
 Current tax payable                                 (12,338)               (11,184)               (22,175)                                                 
 Capital employed                                    342,801                354,751                346,237                                                  
 
 
346,237 
 
10.          RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 
 
Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related
parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this
note. 
 
Full details of the Group's other related party relationships, transactions
and balances are given in the Group's financial statements for the year ended
31st December 2014.  There have been no material changes in these
relationships in the period up to the end of this report. 
 
No related party transactions have taken place in the first half of 2015 that
have materially affected the financial position or the performance of the
Group during that period. 
 
11.  PURCHASE OF BUSINESSES 
 
                                                       Acquisitions    
 2015                                                  Bookvalue£'000  FVadj£'000  Fair 2010 value£'000  
 Non-current assets                                                                                      
 Property, plant and equipment                         328                         328                   
 Other tangible assets                                 69                          69                    
 Intangibles                                                           2,935       2,935                 
                                                       397             2,935       3,332                 
 Current assets                                                                                          
 Inventories                                           1,351                       1,351                 
 Trade receivables                                     747                         747                   
 Other receivables                                     60                          60                    
 Cash                                                  449                         449                   
 Total assets                                          3,004           2,935       5,939                 
 Current liabilities                                                                                     
 Trade payables                                        391                         391                   
 Other payables and accruals                           160                         160                   
 Deferred tax                                                          959         959                   
 Total liabilities                                     551             959         1,510                 
 Total net assets                                      2,453           1,976       4,429                 
 Goodwill                                                                          3,554                 
 Total                                                                             7,983                 
 Satisfied by             Cash paid                                                7,412                 
 Deferred consideration                                                            571                   
                                                                                   7,983                 
 Reconciliation to the Cash Flow Statement:                                                              
 Cash paid for 2015 businesses acquired                                            7,412                 
 Less cash acquired                                                                (449)                 
 Deferred consideration for prior years' acquisitions                              124                   
 Cash outflow                                                                      7,087                 
 
 
7,087 
 
1.    The acquisition of the Asepco Corporation, a company specialising in the
design and production of high purity tanks and process valves, and
magnetically driven mixers for the biopharmaceutical industry based in the USA
was completed on 8th April 2015.  The acquisition method of accounting has
been used.  Consideration of £7,005,000 was paid on completion with a further
£221,000 deferred.  Separately identified intangibles are recorded as part of
the fair value adjustment.  The goodwill recognised represents the skilled
workforce acquired and the synergies that can be achieved by being part of the
Spirax Group.  100% of voting rights were acquired.  Goodwill arising is not
expected to be tax deductible.  Asepco has generated £1,100,000 of revenue and
£180,000 of pre-tax profit since acquisition.  Had acquisition been made on
1st January 2015, the revenue and pre-tax profit would have been approximately
double these figures. 
 
2.    The acquisition of Valve and Control Engineering Ltd. (VCE),
specialising in boiler services and certifications, based in the UK was
completed on 14th April 2015.  The acquisition method of accounting has been
used.  Consideration of £407,000 was paid on completion with a further
£350,000 deferred and contingent on future performance.  Separately identified
intangibles are recorded as part of the fair value adjustment.  The goodwill
recognised represents the skilled workforce acquired and the opportunity to
sell to a wider customer base.  Goodwill arising is not expected to be tax
deductible.  VCE has generated £150,000 of revenue and £50,000 of pre-tax
profit since acquisition.  Had the acquisition been made on 1st January 2015,
the revenue and pre-tax profit would have been approximately double these
figures. 
 
£127,000 of acquisition costs were incurred in relation to these acquisitions.
 The values above are provisional.  The acquired intangibles relate to
customer relationships, technology based assets and marketing based assets. 
 
12.          ASSETS HELD FOR SALE 
 
On 3rd August 2015 M&M International Srl based in Italy was sold by the Group.
 This operation has been classified as held for sale in the balance sheet at
30th June 2015.  The transaction details are explained more fully in a
separate announcement dated 4th August 2015.  The proceeds of disposal exceed
the book value of the related net assets and accordingly no impairment losses
have been recognised on the classification of this operation as held for
sale. 
 
The major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are as
follows: 
 
                                                                       At 30th June2015£'000  
 Goodwill and other intangibles                                        2,610                  
 Property, plant and equipment                                         3,296                  
 Inventories                                                           996                    
 Trade receivables                                                     1,155                  
 Deferred tax assets                                                   831                    
 Other current assets                                                  382                    
 Total assets of business held for sale                                9,270                  
 Trade and other payables                                              1,136                  
 Deferred tax liabilities                                              837                    
 Post-retirement benefits                                              454                    
 Other payables                                                        106                    
 Total liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale  2,533                  
 Net assets of business held for sale                                  6,737                  
 
 
13.          FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 
 
The following table compares amounts and fair values of the Group's financial
assets and liabilities: 
 
                              At 30th June 2015   At 30th June 2014  At 31st December 2014  
                              CarryingValue£'000  FairValue£'000     CarryingValue£'000     FairValue£'000  CarryingValue£'000  FairValue£'000  
 Financial assets                                                                                                                               
 Cash and cash equivalents    86,625              86,625             79,318                 79,318          117,981             117,981         
 Bank deposits                -                   -                  31,103                 31,103          24,437              24,437          
 Trade and other receivables  142,440             142,440            142,808                142,808         168,721             168,721         
 Total financial assets       229,065             229,065            253,229                253,229         311,139             311,139         
 
 
 Financial liabilities                                                            
 Bank loans                   32,352  32,352  107,295  107,295  88,637   88,637   
 Finance lease obligations    641     644     972      977      827      831      
 Bank overdrafts              153     153     3,683    3,683    461      461      
 Trade payables               20,853  20,853  27,188   27,188   27,670   27,670   
 Other payables               23,925  23,925  25,500   25,500   25,976   25,976   
 Total financial liabilities  77,924  77,927  164,638  164,643  143,571  143,575  
 
 
There are no other assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring
or non-recurring basis for which fair value is disclosed. 
 
Derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value.  Fair value of
derivative financial instruments is calculated based upon discounted cash flow
analysis using the appropriate market information for the duration of the
instruments. 
 
The Group uses forward currency contracts to manage its exposure to movements
in foreign exchange rates.  The forward contracts are designated as hedge
instruments in a cash flow hedging relationship.  At 30th June 2015 the Group
had contracts outstanding to purchase £2,508,000 with US Dollars, £300,000
with Korean Won, £120,000 with YEN and E1,634,000 with US Dollars.  The fair
values at the end of the reporting period were £33,000 (31st December 2014
£232,000).  The fair value of derivative financial instruments falls into the
level 2 category of the fair value hierarchy in accordance with IFRS 7. 
 
14.          EXCHANGE RATES 
 
Set out below is an additional disclosure (not required by IAS 34) that
highlights movements in a selection of average exchange rates between
half-year 2015 and half-year 2014. 
 
                                 Averagehalf-year2015  Averagehalf-year2014  Change%  
 Bank of England sterling index  90.6                  86.4                  -5%      
 US$                             1.53                  1.67                  +9%      
 Euro                            1.36                  1.22                  -10%     
 RMB                             9.53                  10.33                 +8%      
 Won                             1,685                 1,751                 +4%      
 Real                            4.53                  3.84                  -15%     
 Yen                             185                   172                   -7%      
 Australian $                    1.96                  1.83                  -7%      
 Rouble                          89.74                 58.28                 -35%     
 Turkish Lira                    3.92                  3.61                  -8%      
 
 
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