REG - Barclays PLC Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI SPECTRIS PLC

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13/06/2025 12:00

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RNS Number : 8147M  Barclays PLC  13 June 2025

 FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
 (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
 Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 1.                                                                                         KEY INFORMATION
 (a)              Name of exempt principal trader:                                                              BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
 (b)              Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                                  SPECTRIS PLC
                  relevant securities this form relates:
 (c)              Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

                                                                                                                 ADVENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                  principal trader is connected
 (d)              Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                        12 Jun 2025
 (e)              In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal                             NO
                  trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 2.                                                                                         POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 (a)              Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
                  offeree
                  to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
 Class of relevant security:                                                                5p ordinary
                                                                                            Interests                            Short Positions
                                                                                            Number              (%)              Number                  (%)
 (1)              Relevant securities owned
                  and/or controlled:                                                        867,722             0.87%            704,258                 0.71%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                        501,932             0.51%            629,783                 0.63%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                          0                   0.00%            0                       0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                    1,369,654           1.38%            1,334,041               1.34%
 (b)              Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
                  executive
                  options)
 Class of relevant security in relation to
 which subscription right exists
 Details, including nature of the rights
 concerned and relevant percentages:
 3.                                                                                         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 (a)              Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant                                  Purchase/sale                           Total number of                      Highest price per unit  Lowest price per unit
 security                                                                                   securities                           paid/received           paid/received
 5p ordinary                                        Purchase                                273,352                              32.5400  GBP            32.0500  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        Sale                                    201,640                              32.5400  GBP            32.0000  GBP

 (b)              Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                           Product                                 Nature of dealing                    Number of               Price per
 relevant                                           description                                                                  reference               unit
 security                                                                                                                        securities
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2                       32.0000  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      4,603                   32.1797  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      688                     32.1800  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      449                     32.1829  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,442                   32.1831  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      165                     32.1849  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,403                   32.1988  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,246                   32.2031  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,018                   32.2208  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      28                      32.2238  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      814                     32.2712  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      7,940                   32.2725  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,923                   32.2851  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,820                   32.3057  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      562                     32.3185  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,117                   32.3346  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      10,330                  32.3576  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      41                      32.3607  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      548                     32.3661  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      145                     32.3677  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,081                   32.3701  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      14,191                  32.3715  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      22,385                  32.3744  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,498                   32.3778  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      468                     32.3789  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      62                      32.3800  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      7,413                   32.3806  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      196                     32.3823  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,805                   32.3857  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      5,036                   32.3949  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      6,964                   32.3989  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,400                   32.4124  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      7,083                   32.4147  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      137                     32.4396  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,298                   32.4483  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      455                     32.4822  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      672                     32.4889  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1,350                   32.0817  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      124,998                 32.1600  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      3,158                   32.1764  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2,654                   32.1800  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      8                       32.1862  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2,584                   32.1864  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      6,382                   32.1881  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1                       32.1900  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2,715                   32.1913  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2,521                   32.2676  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      5,718                   32.2815  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      32                      32.3065  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      14,718                  32.3087  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      360                     32.3205  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      43                      32.3600  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      723                     32.3750  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      80                      32.3762  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      9,156                   32.3886  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      31                      32.3900  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1,265                   32.3939  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      101                     32.4203  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      71                      32.4204  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1,813                   32.4385  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1,586                   32.4675  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     629                     32.1800  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     1,468                   32.2662  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     2,767                   32.2849  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     2,173                   32.3239  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     777                     32.4200  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     1,812                   32.4348  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     10,352                  32.2031  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     62                      32.3916  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     93                      32.4000  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     5,189                   32.4048  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     598                     32.4800  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     404                     32.4913  GBP

 (c)              Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
 (i)              Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class            Product                           Writing,            Number              Exercise            Type             Expiry                  Option
 of               description                       purchasing,         of                  price                                date                    money
 relevant                                           selling,            securities          per unit                                                     paid/
 security                                           varying etc         to which                                                                         received
                                                                        option                                                                           per unit
                                                                        relates

 (ii)             Exercising
 Class of relevant                                  Product description                     Exercising/ exercised against        Number of               Exercise price per
 security                                                                                                                        securities              unit

 (d)              Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant                                  Nature of Dealings                      Details                              Price per unit (if
 security                                                                                                                        applicable)

 4.                                                                                         OTHER INFORMATION
 (a)              Indemnity and other dealings 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:
 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
 securities to which
 any derivative is referenced:
 NONE
 (c)              Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                                        NO
 Date of disclosure:                                                                        13 Jun 2025
 Contact name:                                                                              Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                          020 3134 7213

 

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