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RNS Number : 0641Q  JPMorgan Securities Plc  07 July 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:                                                    3 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 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          190,632                     40.0014 GBP                           39.7877 GBP

                             Sale               262,494                    40.0000 GBP                           39.7718 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                                                                  1,261                           39.8082 GBP

                                                                                                                                 382                             39.8119 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,167                           39.8151 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,836                           39.8232 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,098                           39.8235 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,694                           39.8426 GBP

                                                                                                                                 52                              39.8948 GBP

                                                                                                                                 552                             39.9322 GBP

                                                                                                                                 33,356                          40.0000 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3                               40.0028 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 12                              39.7960 GBP

                                                                                                                                 8                               39.8160 GBP

                                                                                                                                 67                              39.8187 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,901                           39.8267 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,361                           39.8414 GBP

                                                                                                                                 35                              39.8440 GBP

                                                                                                                                 576                             39.8521 GBP

                                                                                                                                 43                              39.8885 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5                               39.9160 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,000                           39.9972 GBP

                                                                                                                                 789                             39.9994 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                  7,201                           39.8114 GBP

                                                                                                                                 800                             39.8160 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,524                           39.8225 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,620                           39.8321 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,600                           39.8324 GBP

                                                                                                                                 13                              39.8354 GBP

                                                                                                                                 282                             39.8639 GBP

                                                                                                                                 30                              39.9235 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7,391                           39.9695 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,488                           39.9920 GBP

                                                                                                                                 9                               39.9982 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                 25,000                          39.8030 GBP

                                                                                                                                 25,000                          39.8199 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5                               39.8240 GBP

                                                                                                                                 909                             39.8257 GBP

                                                                                                                                 39                              39.8430 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,548                           39.8431 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2                               39.8440 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7,638                           39.8594 GBP

                                                                                                                                 115                             39.8595 GBP

                                                                                                                                 15,511                          39.8839 GBP

                                                                                                                                 252                             40.0006 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,053                           40.0014 GBP

                                                                                                                                 38                              40.0040 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:  7 July 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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