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RNS Number : 2120Q BNP Paribas London 08 July 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: 07/07/2025
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: 2,387,206 2.4036 -1,039,654 -1.0468
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 329,160 0.3314 -1,706,901 -1.7186
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 +0
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 2,716,366 2.7351 -2,746,555 -2.7654
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 107 39.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 326 39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 548 39.8068 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 750 39.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 999 39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,125 39.8173 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,138 39.8173 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,500 40.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,169 39.8173 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 4,565 40.0948 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 5,830 39.8173 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 9,139 39.8173 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 10,536 40.0658 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 20,978 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 24,932 40.0737 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 27,093 39.8074 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 31,309 39.8173 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 33,256 39.8173 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 304,864 39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -275,000 39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -120,593 39.8090 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -23,231 40.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -15,105 40.0703 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -10,536 40.0658 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -9,146 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -6,421 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -3,859 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -3,732 40.1000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -3,354 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,904 39.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,187 40.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -1,533 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -1,144 39.9523 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -1,073 39.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -814 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -792 40.1600 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -788 40.1600 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -778 40.1600 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -750 39.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -691 40.1600 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -688 39.9400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -675 39.9523 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -586 40.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -560 40.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -552 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -531 39.9600 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -446 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -437 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -425 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -424 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -424 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -422 40.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -415 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -398 40.1900 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -391 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -384 40.0321 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -379 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -373 39.9400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -368 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -365 40.1600 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -362 40.1300 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -300 40.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -289 40.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -275 40.1200 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -227 39.9523 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -209 39.9523 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -172 40.1145 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -14 40.1400 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -7 39.8000 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 Increasing Long Position 671 39.8000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 4,499 39.8000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 7,630 39.8000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 1,395 39.8000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 1,517 39.8000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -29,497 39.8000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 43,500 39.8000
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 5,000 39.8000
(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: 08/07/2025
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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