REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Spectris plc

SpectrisAnnouncement

30/07/2025 11:15

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RNS Number : 2041T  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  30 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:                                                    29 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             59,407                      39.8805 GBP                           39.7400 GBP
 5p ordinary                 PURCHASES         134,416                     39.8869 GBP                           39.7388 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                                                     1,518                           39.8471 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     341                             39.8720 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    360                             39.7460 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,140                           39.7460 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    175                             39.7479 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    27,000                          39.7559 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    21                              39.7600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,432                           39.7799 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,158                           39.7829 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,334                           39.7952 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    39                              39.8051 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,190                           39.8429 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    88                              39.8582 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    80                              39.8740 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    79                              39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,663                           39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    21                              39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    86                              39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       420                             39.7600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       53                              39.7649 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       498                             39.7734 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       895                             39.8116 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       770                             39.8604 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       95                              39.8604 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7                               39.8656 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1                               39.8656 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2                               39.8656 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       14                              39.8664 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       140                             39.8668 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       423                             39.8668 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,076                           39.8799 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       30                              39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       36                              39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       682                             39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       625                             39.8821 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       78                              39.8822 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,757                           39.8869 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       58                              39.8869 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       584                             39.8869 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      79                              39.7753 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,733                           39.7905 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      41                              39.7915 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8,511                           39.8281 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      129                             39.8298 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,126                           39.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,663                           39.8800 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:  30 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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