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

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RNS Number : 6412B  GoldmanSachs International  01 October 2025

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivatives transactions, the
disclosure made on 05 August for dealings on 04 August have been updated.
Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) have 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:                                                    04 August 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         356,738                     40.9800 GBP                           40.7200 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             563,141                     40.9800 GBP                           40.7573 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
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3                               40.7241 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    7                               40.7241 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    14                              40.7241 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    16                              40.7241 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8                               40.7241 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1                               40.7241 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1                               40.7241 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      91,000                          40.7573 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      33,273                          40.7743 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      12,121                          40.7941 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      481                             40.8178 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    725                             40.8261 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      47                              40.8304 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,509                           40.8443 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       200                             40.8444 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5                               40.8448 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    64                              40.8449 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    309                             40.8449 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    111                             40.8488 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    653                             40.8488 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    11                              40.8490 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    408                             40.8507 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    96                              40.8551 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    452                             40.8551 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    350                             40.8551 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    105                             40.8551 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    34                              40.8567 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    335                             40.8567 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,959                           40.8567 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    16                              40.8590 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    192                             40.8590 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    928                             40.8590 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,918                           40.8682 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    673                             40.8682 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    70                              40.8682 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,857                           40.8684 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    386                             40.8684 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    34                              40.8685 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      50,000                          40.8796 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      50,000                          40.8796 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      50,100                          40.8798 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      50,100                          40.8798 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,099                           40.9225 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       169                             40.9754 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    725                             40.9882 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

 

 

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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