REG - BNP Paribas London Spectris PLC - Form 8.3 - Spectris plc
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RNS Number : 7354R BNP Paribas London 18 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: 17/07/2025
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: 2,958,583 2.9788 -1,457,879 -1.4679
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 725,019 0.7300 -2,184,888 -2.1999
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 +0
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 3,683,602 3.7088 -3,642,767 -3.6677
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 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 10 39.7371 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 11 39.7199 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 16 39.7519 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 43 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 44 39.7636 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 58 39.7423 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 71 39.6900 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 72 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 74 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 99 39.7399 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 100 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 205 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 312 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 343 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 343 39.7886 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 718 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 743 39.7603 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,073 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,468 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,698 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 1,979 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 3,310 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 7,685 39.6558 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 9,000 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 11,425 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 17,949 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 26,397 39.7280 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 34,477 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Purchase 35,962 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -100,000 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -32,346 39.6925 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -27,225 39.7289 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -24,834 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -20,000 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -14,877 39.7422 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -11,951 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -9,601 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -7,685 39.6558 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -4,264 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,899 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -2,840 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -1,509 39.6925 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -1,202 39.6944 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -920 39.6944 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -583 39.6925 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -425 39.7002 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -236 39.7801 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -168 39.6944 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -162 39.7800 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -101 39.6925 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -58 39.7423 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -54 39.7667 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -16 39.7519 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -11 39.7199 GBP
GB0003308607 Sale -10 39.7371 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 Closing Short Position 31,534 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Closing Short Position 274,343 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 168 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 583 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 101 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 1,509 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 1,202 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 32,346 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 421 39.7000 USD
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 920 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -91,330 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -2,592 39.7000 GBP
GB0003308607 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -35,962 39.7000 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: 18/07/2025
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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