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RNS Number : 4927R Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 17 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: 16 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 201,903 39.8400 GBP 39.7000 GBP
5p ordinary PURCHASES 134,313 39.8697 GBP 39.7200 GBP
5p ordinary SALES 418 53.4980 USD 53.4980 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 221 39.7125 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 71 39.7127 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 13 39.7131 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 15 39.7200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 24 39.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 394 39.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,068 39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 126 39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 11,486 39.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 281 39.7404 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 954 39.7595 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,224 39.7596 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 270 39.7596 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,310 39.7596 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,146 39.7596 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 60 39.7605 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,056 39.7685 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 341 39.7854 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 102 39.7856 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,922 39.7989 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,286 39.7998 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 939 39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 218 39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 188 39.8034 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 21,588 39.8100 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 30,000 39.8697 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 755 39.7398 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2 39.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1 39.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 59 39.7400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 452 39.7535 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 15 39.7856 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 482 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 477 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,425 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 830 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 475 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 27 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 628 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 467 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,689 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 388 39.8059 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,574 39.7246 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 243 39.7246 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 235 39.7283 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 209 39.7353 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 89 39.7446 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 54,489 39.7447 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 26 39.7460 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 939 39.7463 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 55 39.7719 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,948 39.7890 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 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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