REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Spectris plc
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RNS Number : 3014R Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 16 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: 15 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 PURCHASES 134,731 39.8400 GBP 39.7400 GBP
5p ordinary SALES 56,739 39.8600 GBP 39.7442 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 12 39.7442 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 222 39.7448 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 887 39.7448 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 78 39.7449 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 88 39.7520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,016 39.7520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,509 39.7520 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 535 39.7521 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,337 39.7538 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 107 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 16 39.7863 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 61 39.7954 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,096 39.8200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 308 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 270 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 976 39.7778 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 201 39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 249 39.7833 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 307 39.7996 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18 39.7996 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 220 39.7996 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 162 39.7996 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 958 39.7996 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 26 39.7996 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,638 39.8047 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,281 39.8060 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 23 39.8139 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 216 39.8139 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 456 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,101 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 90 39.7660 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,499 39.7771 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,297 39.7789 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,499 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 114 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,101 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,107 39.8033 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1 39.8600 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: 16 July 2025
Contact name: Claire Gordon
Telephone number: +44 141 245-8893
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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