REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Spectris plc
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RNS Number : 0337O Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 23 June 2025
AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))
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: Morgan Stanley & Co. International 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 Advent International Limited
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 17 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 PURCHASES 228,678 33.5000 GBP 31.6837 GBP
5p ordinary SALES 413,122 33.5200 GBP 33.0980 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 long position 31 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 18 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,000 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 23 33.1017 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,352 33.1048 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 130 33.1562 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 15,706 33.1620 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,615 33.1620 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,640 33.1743 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 150 33.1811 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,202 33.1811 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 758 33.1811 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 71 33.1811 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 782 33.1811 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,943 33.1853 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 163 33.2263 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6 33.2263 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 105 33.2400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,553 33.2876 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 162 33.3021 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 66 33.3363 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 551 33.3369 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 804 31.6837 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 621 31.6837 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 58 31.6837 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 370 31.6837 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 142 31.6837 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,500 32.2902 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,500 32.2966 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 72 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 67 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 694 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 11,126 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,856 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 124 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,964 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 610 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 190 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,750 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 29,861 33.1128 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,210 33.1745 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 33.1861 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 33.1982 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,252 33.2132 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,739 33.2132 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 166 33.2132 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,229 33.2132 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,036 33.2132 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 400 33.2132 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,016 33.2465 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,461 33.2465 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 253 33.2465 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,077 33.2466 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 220 33.2466 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,401 33.2466 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,742 33.2616 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,639 33.2737 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 33 33.2800 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 23 33.2930 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 150 33.3081 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,570 33.3231 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,500 33.3266 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,325 33.3363 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 12 33.3375 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 309 33.3430 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 928 33.3430 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 246 33.3430 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 192 33.3430 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 15 33.3440 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 228 33.3775 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 592 33.3775 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 94 33.3775 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 994 33.3775 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,288 33.3775 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8 33.4500 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 15 33.0997 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,735 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 171 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,549 33.1175 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,495 33.1690 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 680 33.2001 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,210 33.2001 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,690 33.2001 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,819 33.2484 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 747 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 751 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,072 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 998 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 644 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 670 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 918 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 606 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 165 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 532 33.2969 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 232 33.3231 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,181 33.4500 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,840 33.0980 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 10 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,742 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,874 33.1000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9 33.2000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 125 33.2000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 190 33.2800 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 76 33.2837 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 95 33.2856 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,022 33.2876 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,570 33.3021 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,708 33.3140 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 102 33.3192 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 193 33.3220 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 81 33.3363 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 146 33.3386 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,169 33.3600 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.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(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
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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: 23 June 2025
Contact name: Craig Horsley
Telephone number: +44 141 245-7736
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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