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

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RNS Number : 0372E  JPMorgan Securities Plc  08 March 2022

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 Oxford Instruments PLC
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    7 March 2022
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    Yes, Oxford Instruments plc
 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          214,507                     25.6400 GBP                           23.9400 GBP

                             Sale              291,627                     25.5700 GBP                           23.7900 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                                                                  128                             24.7265 GBP

                                                                                                                                 4,066                           24.9097 GBP

                                                                                                                                 245                             24.9148 GBP

                                                                                                                                 55                              25.3713 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2                               25.3825 GBP

                                                                                                                                 12                              25.3834 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6                               25.3859 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,645                           25.3988 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,382                           25.4194 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,765                           25.4242 GBP

                                                                                                                                 567                             25.4273 GBP

                                                                                                                                 23                              25.4500 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,483                           25.4622 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,122                           25.4656 GBP

                                                                                                                                 9,975                           25.4735 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,051                           25.4840 GBP

                                                                                                                                 902                             25.4864 GBP

                                                                                                                                 129                             25.4866 GBP

                                                                                                                                 11,000                          25.4932 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,642                           25.4964 GBP

                                                                                                                                 56                              25.5428 GBP

                                                                                                                                 147                             25.5558 GBP

                                                                                                                                 15                              25.5700 GBP

                                                                                                                                 816                             25.5706 GBP

                                                                                                                                 10,479                          25.5726 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 6,643                           24.7330 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,000                           24.7922 GBP

                                                                                                                                 125                             24.8181 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,624                           24.9801 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,581                           24.9855 GBP

                                                                                                                                 63,003                          25.0118 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,850                           25.1694 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,020                           25.3561 GBP

                                                                                                                                 18,367                          25.4392 GBP

                                                                                                                                 8                               25.4495 GBP

                                                                                                                                 19,564                          25.4632 GBP

                                                                                                                                 554                             25.5137 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                  1,869                           24.3483 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,882                           24.3699 GBP

                                                                                                                                 208                             24.5544 GBP

                                                                                                                                 12,967                          24.5568 GBP

                                                                                                                                 97                              24.6219 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7,978                           24.6288 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,331                           24.6469 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,026                           24.6630 GBP

                                                                                                                                 167                             24.6869 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,179                           24.7556 GBP

                                                                                                                                 474                             25.1130 GBP

                                                                                                                                 963                             25.2916 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,957                           25.3217 GBP

                                                                                                                                 699                             25.4564 GBP

                                                                                                                                 87                              25.4706 GBP

                                                                                                                                 171                             25.4867 GBP

                                                                                                                                 15                              25.4975 GBP

                                                                                                                                 388                             25.5051 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,305                           25.5344 GBP

                                                                                                                                 59                              25.5780 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                 22                              24.2447 GBP

                                                                                                                                 21                              24.2448 GBP

                                                                                                                                 251                             24.4197 GBP

                                                                                                                                 19,000                          25.0302 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7,351                           25.1073 GBP

                                                                                                                                 946                             25.2185 GBP

                                                                                                                                 396                             25.3633 GBP

                                                                                                                                 13,421                          25.3749 GBP

                                                                                                                                 83                              25.3750 GBP

                                                                                                                                 184                             25.5732 GBP

                                                                                                                                 195                             25.5739 GBP

                                                  Opening a Long Position                                                        2,479                           24.9148 GBP

                                                                                                                                 122                             25.1220 GBP

                                                                                                                                 265                             25.1964 GBP

                                                                                                                                 22                              25.2099 GBP

                                                                                                                                 293                             25.2335 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,647                           25.2711 GBP

                                                                                                                                 8,213                           25.3331 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,496                           25.3522 GBP

                                                                                                                                 478                             25.3544 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,226                           25.3686 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,785                           25.3780 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,997                           25.3866 GBP

                                                                                                                                 669                             25.3929 GBP

                                                                                                                                 126                             25.4292 GBP

                                                                                                                                 27                              25.4786 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7                               25.4886 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,834                           25.4960 GBP

                                                                                                                                 500                             25.5066 GBP

                                                                                                                                 30                              25.5349 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7,354                           25.5700 GBP

                                                  Opening a Short Position                                                       454                             24.0001 GBP

                                                                                                                                 160                             24.2701 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,317                           24.8450 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,024                           25.0267 GBP

                                                                                                                                 19,777                          25.3915 GBP

                                                                                                                                 691                             25.5700 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,904                           25.5713 GBP

                                                                                                                                 500                             25.5763 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:  8 March 2022
 Contact name:        Alwyn Basch
 Telephone number:    020 7742 7407

 

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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