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

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RNS Number : 6535W  GoldmanSachs International  26 August 2025

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made
on 04th July for dealings on 03rd July has been updated. Section 2(a) (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:                                                    03 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         856,957                     40.4283 GBP                           39.7400 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             747,513                     40.0000 GBP                           39.7800 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                  Reducing a short position                                                      50,000                          39.7821 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      312                             39.8067 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    9,209                           39.8177 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       2,792                           39.8259 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    7,631                           39.8320 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    79                              39.8431 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,456                           39.8431 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    716                             39.8431 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      37,621                          39.8482 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      766                             39.8561 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    235                             39.8594 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,145                           39.8594 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    13,365                          39.8594 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      902                             39.8827 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,290                           39.8839 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    26,732                          39.8839 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    471                             39.8839 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,597                           39.8990 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,130                          39.9126 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,456                           39.9126 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       8                               39.9205 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    40,000                          39.9605 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,158                           39.9997 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    73,176                          40.0000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       312                             40.0000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    55                              40.0060 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,037                           40.4283 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,663                           40.4283 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:  26 August 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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