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REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amend - Spectris

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RNS Number : 6403B  GoldmanSachs International  01 October 2025

Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivatives transactions, the disclosure
made on 02 July for dealings on 01 July has been updated. Section 2(b) has
been updated.

 

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:                                            (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  SPECTRIS PLC
 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:                                                    01 July 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received

 5p ordinary                 Purchases         378,692                     38.5000 GBP                           38.3000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             143,912                     38.5200 GBP                           38.1600 GBP

350,477
44.8140 EUR
44.8140 EUR

 

 

 

(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
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    949                             38.3003 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,519                           38.3032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,317                           38.3032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      644                             38.3032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,400                           38.3032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      565                             38.3032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      7,460                           38.3032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,940                           38.3032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    14                              38.3034 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    78                              38.3058 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     926                             38.3223 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      194                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       338                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      946                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       16,953                          38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      965                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       194                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      338                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       431                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      16,953                          38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       965                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      173                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       946                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      431                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       173                             38.3383 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,300                           38.3481 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    74,145                          38.3568 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,650                           38.3596 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    51                              38.3731 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    394                             38.3732 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5                               38.3734 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,000                          38.3768 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    40,000                          38.3875 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          38.4000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,029                           38.4036 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       563                             38.4215 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      41                              38.4997 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       16,953                          52.5771 USD
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       194                             52.5771 USD
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       338                             52.5771 USD
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       965                             52.5771 USD
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       431                             52.5771 USD
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       173                             52.5771 USD
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       946                             52.5771 USD
 5p ordinary                 SWAP^                Reducing a long position                                                       512,203                         38.5000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 SWAP^                Opening a long position                                                        512,203                         38.5000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 SWAP^                Increasing a long position                                                     288,343                         44.8140 EUR

^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which SPECTRIS
PLC is a component

 

 

(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

 

 

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:  01 October 2025
 Contact name:        Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
 Telephone number:    +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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