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RNS Number : 5421Q  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  10 July 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, L.P.
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    09 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                 SALES             288,082                     39.9500 GBP                           39.7977 GBP
 5p ordinary                 PURCHASES         286,244                     39.9600 GBP                           39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 SALES             2,129                       54.0647 USD                           54.0647 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                                                     1,263                           39.7977 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,054                           39.7977 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     653                             39.7977 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     27,947                          39.7977 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     361,465                         39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     19                              39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,129                           39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,311                           39.8143 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     237                             39.8247 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2                               39.8600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     186                             39.8710 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     222                             39.8710 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     115                             39.8710 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,933                           39.8710 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     263                             39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     81                              39.8840 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    40                              39.7940 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    502                             39.8232 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    290                             39.8255 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,183                           39.8356 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    667                             39.8356 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,089                           39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,730                           39.8857 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    818                             39.8857 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    287                             39.8857 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,362                           39.8857 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,046                           39.8992 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13                              39.9000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    52                              39.9088 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,302                           39.9099 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,519                           39.9237 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,778                           39.9399 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,022                           39.9399 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    20,000                          39.9404 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       60                              39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       344                             39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       11                              39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       361,465                         39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       467                             39.8453 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       638                             39.8992 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      127                             39.8000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,424                           39.8360 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      65                              39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      90                              39.8883 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,029                           39.8926 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      44                              39.9200 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:  10 July 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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