REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Spectris plc
08/08/2025 16:15
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RNS Number : 6682U Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 08 August 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: 05 August 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 755,254 41.5600 GBP 41.0600 GBP
5p ordinary PURCHASES 454,468 41.6400 GBP 41.0600 GBP
5p ordinary PURCHASES 25,196 54.7041 USD 54.7041 USD
5p ordinary SALES 25,196 54.7041 USD 54.7041 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 781 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 363 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 13 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,859 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,369 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,490 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,571 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,107 41.2955 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 512 41.5600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,923 41.0810 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,798 41.0810 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 114 41.0810 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,870 41.0810 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,022 41.0810 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,483 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 297 41.1003 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,003 41.1005 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,000 41.1031 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,500 41.1600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,562 41.1628 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 337 41.1628 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,288 41.1628 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,009 41.1628 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 47,500 41.1633 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,390 41.1764 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 41.2060 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,128 41.2206 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,065 41.2333 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,062 41.2333 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 727 41.2333 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,296 41.2333 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 855 41.2575 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,131 41.2662 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 35,000 41.3269 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 132 41.3382 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,928 41.3676 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 818 41.4188 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 50,299 41.5761 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 50,000 41.6193 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 14,690 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,223 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,315 41.1248 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 396 41.1379 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,554 41.1764 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 36 41.4800 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,000 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,483 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 101 41.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,000 41.1112 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12 41.1350 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 10,000 41.1432 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,000 41.1600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 10,000 41.1714 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,000 41.1791 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,000 41.2006 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,236 41.2069 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 15,000 41.2200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 273 41.2281 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 258 41.2281 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 20,000 41.4510 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 20,000 41.4585 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 69 41.5089 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: 08 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.
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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