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REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Spectris plc Amend

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RNS Number : 6325O  JPMorgan Securities Plc  26 June 2025

AMENDMENT

 

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:                                            J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
 (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        Financial advisor to KKR & CO INV.
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    24 June 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 this 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                 Purchase          419,548                     38.2200 GBP                           38.0262 GBP

                             Sale               470,599                    38.2400 GBP                           37.4129 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                 Equity Swap          Decrease Long                                                                  7,133                           38.0909 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,600                          38.1111 GBP

                                                                                                                                  21,093                         38.1145 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16,399                         38.1293 GBP

                                                                                                                                  6,099                          38.1400 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3                              38.1427 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,330                          38.1438 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,073                          38.1445 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,070                          38.1471 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                  5                              37.9760 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,071                          38.0686 GBP

                                                                                                                                  101                            38.0699 GBP

                                                                                                                                  19                             38.0760 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,501                          38.0927 GBP

                                                                                                                                  22                             38.0960 GBP

                                                                                                                                  5                              38.1050 GBP

                                                                                                                                  9                              38.1160 GBP

                                                                                                                                  6,229                          38.1210 GBP

                                                                                                                                  6                              38.1245 GBP

                                                                                                                                  14,537                         38.1322 GBP

                                                                                                                                  384                            38.1352 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3                              38.1562 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4                              38.1960 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                   736                            37.9960 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,135                          38.0976 GBP

                                                                                                                                  100                            38.1173 GBP

                                                                                                                                  193                            38.1196 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,132                          38.1313 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,144                          38.1362 GBP

                                                                                                                                  265                            38.1373 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8,602                          38.1376 GBP

                                                                                                                                  14                             38.1383 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                  3                              38.0738 GBP

                                                                                                                                  10,000                         38.0839 GBP

                                                                                                                                  6,318                          38.1164 GBP

                                                                                                                                  11,030                         38.1197 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,677                          38.1301 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8                              38.1338 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,248                          38.1364 GBP

                                                                                                                                  785                            38.1370 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,061                          38.1375 GBP

                                                                                                                                  175                            38.1386 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,497                          38.1406 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2                              38.1438 GBP

                                                                                                                                  10,494                         38.1446 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1                              38.1448 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,654                          38.1538 GBP

                                                                                                                                  30,000                         38.1581 GBP

                                                  Opening a long position                                                         22,561                         38.1400 GBP

                                                                                                                                  50                             38.2372 GBP

                                                  Opening a short position                                                        3,724                          38.1329 GBP

                                                                                                                                  29,855                         38.1375 GBP

                                                                                                                                  14,926                         38.1436 GBP

                                                                                                                                  50                             38.1578 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 June 2025
 Contact name:        Hetvi Shah
 Telephone number:    44 2034 936359

 

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 dealing 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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