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

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RNS Number : 6332O  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:                                                    23 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          2,235,297                   38.0800 GBP                           37.0418 GBP

                             Sale               1,664,012                  38.0800 GBP                           36.7316 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                                                                  9,264                           37.6460 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,354                          37.6892 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,284                          37.7633 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,898                          37.7686 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,800                          37.8105 GBP

                                                                                                                                  628                            37.8106 GBP

                                                                                                                                  666                            37.8263 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,638                          37.8300 GBP

                                                                                                                                  56,082                         37.8545 GBP

                                                                                                                                  54,452                         37.8627 GBP

                                                                                                                                  680                            37.9259 GBP

                                                                                                                                  32                             37.9800 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8,104                          37.9825 GBP

                                                                                                                                  58                             37.9838 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                  100,000                        36.7316 GBP

                                                                                                                                  131,996                        37.0905 GBP

                                                                                                                                  714                            37.7274 GBP

                                                                                                                                  276                            37.7662 GBP

                                                                                                                                  10,910                         37.7688 GBP

                                                                                                                                  20,000                         37.7703 GBP

                                                                                                                                  35,420                         37.7735 GBP

                                                                                                                                  218                            37.7890 GBP

                                                                                                                                  122                            37.7940 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,320                          37.8081 GBP

                                                                                                                                  106                            37.8121 GBP

                                                                                                                                  598                            37.8213 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,554                          37.8554 GBP

                                                                                                                                  156                            37.8708 GBP

                                                                                                                                  13,388                         37.8824 GBP

                                                                                                                                  10,626                         37.8832 GBP

                                                                                                                                  62                             37.8943 GBP

                                                                                                                                  870                            37.8996 GBP

                                                                                                                                  42,960                         37.9034 GBP

                                                                                                                                  11,458                         37.9258 GBP

                                                                                                                                  332                            37.9272 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,480                          37.9402 GBP

                                                                                                                                  334                            37.9539 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,762                          37.9711 GBP

                                                                                                                                  22,253                         37.9714 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,588                          37.9760 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                   74,100                         37.6134 GBP

                                                                                                                                  400                            37.6174 GBP

                                                                                                                                  200                            37.7974 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,380                          37.8146 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16,972                         37.8736 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8,506                          37.8757 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,330                          37.9306 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,842                          37.9307 GBP

                                                                                                                                  572                            37.9447 GBP

                                                                                                                                  20,366                         37.9754 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,096                          37.9762 GBP

                                                                                                                                  60                             37.9773 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,298                          37.9800 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                  200,000                        36.9185 GBP

                                                                                                                                  14                             37.6240 GBP

                                                                                                                                  40,000                         37.6588 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,510                          37.6630 GBP

                                                                                                                                  282                            37.6839 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,690                          37.7047 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,242                          37.7133 GBP

                                                                                                                                  10                             37.7440 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8                              37.7640 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16                             37.7840 GBP

                                                                                                                                  24                             37.8040 GBP

                                                                                                                                  114,678                        37.8280 GBP

                                                                                                                                  10                             37.8840 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16                             37.9240 GBP

                                                                                                                                  12,550                         37.9363 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16                             37.9383 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,012                          37.9430 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8                              37.9440 GBP

                                                                                                                                  368                            37.9489 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,424                          37.9664 GBP

                                                                                                                                  7,888                          37.9806 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8                              37.9840 GBP

                                                                                                                                  50,000                         37.9990 GBP

                                                                                                                                  180                            38.0095 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8                              38.0240 GBP

                                                  Opening a long position                                                         1,980                          37.9200 GBP

                                                  Opening a short position                                                        20,000                         37.4726 GBP

                                                                                                                                  50,000                         37.5146 GBP

                                                                                                                                  26,957                         37.7978 GBP

                                                                                                                                  80,000                         37.9179 GBP

                                                                                                                                  462                            37.9400 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,980                          37.9800 GBP

                                                                                                                                  30,000                         37.9908 GBP

                                                                                                                                  138,000                        38.0380 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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