- 05 August 2025 15:28:40
- Source: Sharecast

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Spectris plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Advent International, L.P. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
01 August 2025 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
|
Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
5p ordinary |
PURCHASES |
705,413 |
40.8900 GBP |
39.8390 GBP |
5p ordinary |
SALES |
393,465 |
40.9000 GBP |
39.8315 GBP |
5p ordinary |
PURCHASES |
1,503 |
54.0824 USD |
54.0824 USD |
5p ordinary |
SALES |
1,503 |
54.0824 USD |
54.0824 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
165 |
39.8315 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
84 |
39.8512 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,630 |
40.6473 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
553 |
40.7739 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
849 |
40.7766 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
33 |
40.7800 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
552 |
39.8596 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
716 |
39.8600 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
131 |
39.9264 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
102 |
39.9264 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
28,912 |
39.9587 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
52,048 |
39.9762 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
10,164 |
39.9957 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
11,645 |
40.1521 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
68 |
40.3200 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
27 |
40.3274 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
37 |
40.3903 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,091 |
40.4564 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
8,280 |
40.4605 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
720 |
40.4605 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,548 |
40.5121 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
48,465 |
40.6661 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,107 |
40.6661 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,914 |
40.6661 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
5,307 |
40.6714 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,621 |
40.6714 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
542 |
40.6714 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,542 |
40.6714 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
34,734 |
40.6902 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,293 |
40.7213 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,520 |
40.7213 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
5,542 |
40.7213 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,686 |
40.7213 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
8,959 |
40.7213 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
8,959 |
40.7353 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,686 |
40.7353 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,520 |
40.7353 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,293 |
40.7353 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
5,542 |
40.7353 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
30,000 |
40.7434 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
20,790 |
40.7458 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,412 |
40.7458 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,842 |
40.7458 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,883 |
40.7458 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
12,680 |
40.7458 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
696 |
40.7600 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
357 |
40.7600 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,472 |
40.7600 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,530 |
40.7600 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
466 |
40.7600 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
163 |
40.7800 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
4,686 |
40.7800 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
414 |
40.7800 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
8,280 |
40.7824 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
720 |
40.7824 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
10 |
40.7880 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
4,628 |
40.7985 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,852 |
40.8086 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,739 |
40.4349 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
225 |
40.6159 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,795 |
40.7800 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
109 |
40.7861 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
2,327 |
40.8034 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
198 |
40.8034 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
3,425 |
40.8034 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
794 |
40.8034 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
776 |
40.8066 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,142 |
40.8066 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
265 |
40.8066 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
67 |
40.8066 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
11,861 |
40.2772 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
28,412 |
40.5322 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
52,048 |
40.5391 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
7,424 |
40.5393 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
68 |
40.6473 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
898 |
40.7784 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
4,686 |
40.7800 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
262 |
40.7800 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
51 |
40.7861 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
882 |
40.7893 GBP |
5p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
812 |
40.8154 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which option relates |
Exercise price per unit |
Type e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
NONE
|
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
NONE
|
Date of disclosure: |
05 August 2025 |
Contact name: |
Claire Gordon |
Telephone number: |
+44 141 245-8893 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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