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RNS Number : 9850M  Bank of America Merrill Lynch  16 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:                                        Merrill Lynch International
 (b)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                            Spectris plc

 relevant securities this form relates:
    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is    Spectris plc
    connected:
 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:                                                13/06/2025
 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the                        N/A

 exempt principal trader making disclosures in

 respect of any other party to this offer?
    If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Merrill Lynch International

 (b)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

relevant securities this form relates:
      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Spectris plc

 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
      connected:

Spectris plc

 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:

13/06/2025

 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the

exempt principal trader making disclosures in

respect of any other party to this offer?
      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

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/  Total number of securities  Highest price   Lowest price

sales
per unit
per unit

paid/received
paid/received
 5p ordinary                 Purchase    81,837                      31.9 GBP        31.586 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sale        35,121                      31.92 GBP       31.579 GBP

 

 (b)  Cash-settled derivative transactions

 Class of            Product description   Nature of dealing                            Number of reference securities  Price per unit

relevant security
e.g. CFD
e.g. opening/closing a

long/short position, increasing/reducing a

long/short position
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    348                             31.702 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    945                             31.579 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    90                              31.591 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    238                             31.723 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    465                             31.676 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    401                             31.786 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    57                              31.697 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    352                             31.737 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    119                             31.591 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    123                             31.786 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    493                             31.711 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    7                               31.591 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    601                             31.786 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    47                              31.697 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    41                              31.623 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    108                             31.623 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    289                             31.737 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    405                             31.711 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    382                             31.677 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1                               31.591 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    7                               31.579 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    292                             31.724 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    2,281                           31.579 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,070                           31.579 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    212                             31.786 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    425                             31.702 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    182                             31.623 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short Position                     69                              31.722 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    69                              31.836 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    286                             31.629 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    365                             31.721 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    152                             31.721 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  444                             31.601 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    79                              31.629 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     3,429                           31.599 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    2,659                           31.901 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,692                           31.741 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    435                             31.741 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     46,257                          31.776 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    530                             31.741 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    309                             31.901 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    353                             31.901 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  2,500                           31.716 GBP
 5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,797                           31.579 GBP

 

 (c)  Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Class               Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number                               Exercise   Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

of
of
price
e.g. American, European etc.

relevant security
securities to which option relates
per unit
 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/  Number of    Exercise Price per

e.g. call option
exercised
securities
unit

against
 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:  16/06/2025
 Contact name:        Frank Lui
 Telephone number:    +44207 996 6418

 

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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