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RNS Number : 4047I GoldmanSachs International 20 November 2025
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivatives transactions, the
disclosure made on 19 September for dealings on 18 September has been updated.
Section 2(a) and 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: 18 September 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 1,072,987 40.9642 GBP 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary Sales 1,509,093 41.0000 GBP 40.8600 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 4,837 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9,311 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7,119 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 19,110 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 15,115 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,935 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7,285 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,417 40.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 990 40.8939 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 480 40.8939 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,794 40.8964 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 16,576 40.8964 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 278 40.9033 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 465 40.9054 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 64 40.9070 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 584 40.9182 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 50 40.9184 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 897 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 757 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1,761 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 897 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,716 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,830 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1,352 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 87,687 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 3,830 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 757 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,761 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,352 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 87,687 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 3,716 40.9205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,384 40.9395 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,830 55.4671 USD
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 87,687 55.4671 USD
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 757 55.4671 USD
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,352 55.4671 USD
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,761 55.4671 USD
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 897 55.4671 USD
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,716 55.4671 USD
(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: 20 November 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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