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

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RNS Number : 1917O  Barclays PLC  24 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                                              SPECTRIS PLC
                  principal trader is connected
 (d)              Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                        23 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:                                                        1,436,459           1.45%            789,931                 0.80%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                        582,554             0.59%            1,225,843               1.23%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                          0                   0.00%            0                       0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                    2,019,013           2.03%            2,015,774               2.03%
 (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                                808,313                              38.0000  GBP            36.9258  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        Sale                                    737,897                              38.0202  GBP            37.4600  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                                    Decreasing Short                     5,290                   37.7735  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     750                     33.3666  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     217,855                 37.6242  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      13,189                  33.4510  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,953                   33.4519  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      650                     33.4545  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,360                   33.4547  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      640                     33.4549  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      500                     37.5325  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,715                   37.5421  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      14,400                  37.5612  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,785                   37.5662  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      62                      37.5677  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      17,576                  37.6569  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      48,000                  37.6731  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      830                     37.6748  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      500                     37.7286  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,400                   37.7324  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,979                   37.7369  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      126                     37.7404  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      924                     37.7491  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      578                     37.7672  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      9,592                   37.7725  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,400                   37.7924  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,000                   37.7947  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      7,680                   37.8155  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      7                       37.8200  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,050                   37.8208  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      853                     37.8263  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,661                   37.8341  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      744                     37.8347  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,073                   37.8383  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      700                     37.8388  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,908                   37.8450  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      17,249                  37.8674  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,896                   37.8795  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,658                   37.8824  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,280                   37.8828  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,000                   37.8924  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      256                     37.9004  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      4,068                   37.9023  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      7,590                   37.9211  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      203                     37.9245  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,486                   37.9318  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,500                   37.9442  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      8,000                   37.9582  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      160                     37.9621  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,133                   37.9682  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      20,388                  37.9696  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      6                       37.9699  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      5,000                   37.9724  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      5,000                   37.9744  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      3,046                   37.9784  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      30,116                  37.9800  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      4,039                   37.9812  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      25,000                  37.9819  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      961                     37.9828  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,139                   38.0202  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      19,200                  36.9258  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      401                     37.2732  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1,000                   37.3037  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      191                     37.5187  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      67                      37.6200  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2,319                   37.6635  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      5,955                   37.6674  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      5,146                   37.7275  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      3,272                   37.7788  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      128                     37.7868  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      24,082                  37.7927  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      49,749                  37.8068  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      6,809                   37.8324  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      10,977                  37.8514  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      229                     37.8624  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      8,714                   37.8679  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      698                     37.9072  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      9,117                   37.9215  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2,628                   37.9277  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1,375                   37.9308  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      6,738                   37.9481  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      147                     37.9515  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1,958                   37.9535  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      397                     37.9541  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      430                     37.9632  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      16,709                  37.9800  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      26,942                  37.9927  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     46                      37.2967  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     1,316                   37.6188  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     10,847                  37.7369  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     3,715                   37.8736  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     54,896                  37.8810  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     16,977                  37.8924  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     15,104                  37.9177  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     28,671                  37.8631  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     926                     37.8822  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:                                                                        24 Jun 2025
 Contact name:                                                                              Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                          020 3134 7213

 

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