REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Spectris plc
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RNS Number : 1839N Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 17 June 2025
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: 16 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 1,936,114 33.6200 GBP 33.0200 GBP
5p ordinary SALES 1,879,240 33.6200 GBP 33.0000 GBP
5p ordinary SALES 355 45.4388 USD 45.4388 USD
(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 4,868 33.3257 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 276 33.3596 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 908 33.3779 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 94 33.3779 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 232 33.4072 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 208 33.4150 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 106 33.4153 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,305 33.4153 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 64 33.4153 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 355 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 14 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,228 33.4212 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 50 33.4218 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 473 33.4246 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 334 33.4252 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 184 33.4253 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 280 33.4525 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 160 33.4542 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 100 33.4570 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 210 33.4571 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 230 33.4571 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 57 33.4584 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,667 33.4658 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,342 33.4818 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 43 33.5002 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,702 33.5003 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 27 33.5004 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 46,956 33.2357 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,607 33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 29,259 33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,848 33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 17,935 33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,844 33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,205 33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 307 33.3194 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 813 33.3405 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,074 33.3895 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1 33.4100 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 61 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 415 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,000 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 33.4268 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 25,630 33.4288 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 43 33.4293 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 33.4294 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 35,273 33.4447 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 24,727 33.4447 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,200 33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 12,919 33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 778 33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,884 33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,886 33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,618 33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,171 33.4583 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,000 33.4600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,313 33.4808 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,252 33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,036 33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,230 33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 166 33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,739 33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 400 33.4988 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 129 33.5093 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 33.5257 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,000 33.5400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 82,455 33.5429 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 30,626 33.5543 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,000 33.5600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 241 33.5671 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,731 33.6124 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 469 33.6124 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 600 33.3194 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1 33.3600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 190 33.3895 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 147 33.4066 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 10,078 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 36 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 173 33.4295 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,325 33.4366 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,687 33.4486 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 590 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 593 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,216 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 529 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 478 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 420 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 131 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 788 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 509 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 725 33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 846 33.4567 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 440 33.5073 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,154 33.5642 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 13,000 33.0956 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 331 33.1664 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 317 33.1806 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 108 33.1867 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,000 33.2000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,000 33.2600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 242,353 33.2736 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 37,376 33.2736 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 108 33.3000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 213 33.3298 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,074 33.4072 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 115 33.4173 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,553 33.4180 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 241 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 43 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,259 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1 33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 25 33.4201 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 14,535 33.4298 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,650 33.4403 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,752 33.4605 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 402 33.4627 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 124 33.5000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 545 33.5074 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: 17 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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