REG - BNP Paribas London Spectris PLC - Form 8.3 - Spectris plc
12/06/2025 13:00
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RNS Number : 6263M BNP Paribas London 12 June 2025
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: BNP Paribas SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form Spectris plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 11/06/2025
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making No
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If YES, specify which:
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(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: GB0003308607 (5p ordinary)
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 980,147 0.9877 -622,611 -0.6274
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 279,058 0.2812 -556,183 -0.5605
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 +0
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 1,259,205 1.2689 -1,178,794 -1.1879
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
GB0003308607 Purchase 2 31.9600 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 5 32.0028 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 6 32.0111 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 7 31.9891 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 10 32.0067 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 13 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 15 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 15 32.0607 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 18 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 19 32.0035 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 22 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 41 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 48 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 49 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 64 31.6400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 64 32.0602 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 66 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 77 32.1064 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 80 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 87 32.0083 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 87 32.0234 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 90 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 91 32.0061 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 99 32.0036 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 130 32.1064 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 139 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 145 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 148 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 151 32.0696 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 169 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 202 32.2100 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 228 31.6200 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 246 32.0384 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 258 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 270 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 271 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 321 32.1064 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 344 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 348 31.9600 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 354 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 362 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 367 31.9900 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 371 32.0601 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 375 31.9600 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 390 31.6800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 401 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 475 31.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 482 31.6800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 488 31.6800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 488 32.2400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 492 31.9900 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 499 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 499 32.0100 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 506 32.0400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 515 32.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 521 31.9900 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 521 32.0400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 525 31.9700 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 545 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 546 32.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 551 31.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 571 31.9500 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 580 32.0601 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 597 32.0400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 618 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 632 31.9700 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 672 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 686 31.9700 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 687 31.9500 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 690 31.6600 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 696 31.9400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 700 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 713 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 725 31.9157 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 733 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 749 31.9800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 766 32.1800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 786 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 823 31.9800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 845 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 850 31.9681 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 857 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 915 31.9600 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 944 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 964 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 988 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,040 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,056 31.9800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,058 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,111 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,114 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,157 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,212 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,220 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,241 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,250 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,375 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,477 32.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,483 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,512 31.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,539 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,543 31.9800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,591 31.9800 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,670 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,815 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,827 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,836 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,842 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,869 32.1064 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,930 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,985 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,996 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 2,159 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 2,161 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 2,338 32.2000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 2,550 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 2,823 32.0400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 2,921 32.1064 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,239 32.0480 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,327 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,404 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,505 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,586 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,701 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,713 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 4,007 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 4,063 31.8755 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 4,581 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 4,725 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 4,772 31.6200 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 4,895 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 5,333 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 5,847 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 6,296 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 6,633 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 6,649 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 6,884 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 7,443 31.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 7,723 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 8,039 32.1064 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 9,052 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 10,463 32.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 10,963 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 13,050 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 13,944 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 16,143 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 19,507 32.0200 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 20,324 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 20,732 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 22,225 31.9400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 22,540 31.9930 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 24,188 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 28,514 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 29,927 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 35,000 31.8600 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 35,935 32.1023 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 38,448 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 52,729 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 66,607 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -127,513 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -37,657 31.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -36,500 32.0414 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -20,974 31.8248 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -12,773 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -8,444 32.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -8,366 31.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -6,583 31.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -6,294 31.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -6,141 31.8263 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -5,474 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -4,564 32.0936 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -3,757 31.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -3,549 32.0460 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,443 32.0936 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,400 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,400 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,228 32.0893 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -1,149 31.9788 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -1,058 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -934 32.0936 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -786 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -725 32.0000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -725 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -700 32.0400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -278 31.8870 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -246 32.0537 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -151 32.0696 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -118 32.0460 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -99 32.0036 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -91 32.0061 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -87 32.0234 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -41 31.9600 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -19 32.0035 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -10 32.0067 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -7 31.9891 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -6 32.0111 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -5 32.0028 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
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Opening Long Position 2,443 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Opening Short Position -1,220 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Opening Short Position -8,169 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Opening Short Position -339,222 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Opening Short Position -9,306 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 27,115 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 4,564 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 934 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -2,240 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -92 32.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -385 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -3,501 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -774 32.1000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 1,220 32.1000 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.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(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
4. 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 person
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 person 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
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? No
Date of disclosure: 12/06/2025
Contact name: Compliance Control Room
Telephone number*: 0207 595 9695
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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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