REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Spectris plc
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RNS Number : 8636P Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 04 July 2025
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 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: 01 July 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 233,756 38.5000 GBP 38.1400 GBP
5p ordinary PURCHASES 374,261 38.5516 GBP 38.2501 GBP
5p ordinary SALES 849 52.5208 USD 52.5208 USD
(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 157 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,656 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 849 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 714 38.3041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 17,576 38.3041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,555 38.3041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 566 38.3041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 502 38.3093 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 398 38.3093 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,611 38.3093 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,365 38.3093 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,078 38.3260 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,742 38.3261 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,796 38.3264 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 61 38.3436 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 947 38.3603 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 121 38.3613 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3 38.2967 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,000 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 701 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 134 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,987 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,709 38.3014 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 967 38.3015 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 200 38.3131 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 125 38.3200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,386 38.3200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 903 38.3200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5 38.3200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 541 38.3200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,345 38.3200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2 38.3200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,587 38.3221 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 52 38.3281 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 335 38.3339 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,071 38.3339 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,720 38.3339 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,623 38.3339 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,116 38.3339 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 379 38.3339 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,000 38.3400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 19,744 38.3438 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 140 38.3458 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,128 38.3465 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,079 38.3481 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 33,357 38.3492 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 733 38.3492 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,928 38.3577 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 38.3582 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18,453 38.4041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 34,547 38.4041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 42,020 38.4670 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 929 38.5077 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 20,000 38.5516 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,039 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,766 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 229 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 155 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 177 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 224 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 424 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 180 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 427 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 71 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 321 38.3217 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,101 38.3265 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 133 38.3360 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 206 38.3361 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 23 38.3361 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 95 38.3361 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 608 38.3361 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 34 38.3400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 233 38.3589 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 664 38.3600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,562 38.2817 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 18 38.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 13,045 38.3108 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,836 38.3108 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 28,119 38.3172 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4 38.3300 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 175 38.3400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,372 38.3436 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,336 38.3834 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 150 38.4000 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: 04 July 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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