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RNS Number : 9654O Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 30 June 2025
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 Spectris plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is Advent International, L.P.
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 27 June 2025
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader N/A
making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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 SALES 104,551 38.9006 GBP 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary PURCHASES 217,300 38.9200 GBP 38.5387 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 113 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 203 38.7019 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 15 38.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,478 38.7566 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 296 38.7912 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 122 38.8000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12 38.8800 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 21 38.5381 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 12,042 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 817 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,953 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,059 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,152 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 922 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 14,784 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 416 38.5813 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 352 38.5848 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 637 38.5850 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 245 38.6069 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18,886 38.6248 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 625 38.6698 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 50 38.7080 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 73 38.7380 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 36,124 38.7397 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 24,772 38.7397 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,357 38.7397 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,570 38.7397 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,670 38.7918 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 47 38.7979 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1 38.8600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 46 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 122 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1 38.5850 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,945 38.6654 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 120 38.6972 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 21 38.7175 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 27 38.7176 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 674 38.7180 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 61 38.7180 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 163 38.7180 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 638 38.7180 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 222 38.7180 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 398 38.7180 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 43 38.7182 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 15 38.7380 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18 38.7468 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 22 38.7468 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 203 38.7979 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 41 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,042 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 73 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 177 38.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 201 38.5524 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 36,352 38.6638 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 47 38.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 14 38.7443 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,793 38.7912 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 16,372 38.8227 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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
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 Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 30 June 2025
Contact name: Craig Horsley
Telephone number: +44 141 245-7736
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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