REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Spectris PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Spectris plc
01/08/2025 10:00
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RNS Number : 6101T Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 01 August 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: 31 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 87,852 40.0000 GBP 39.8400 GBP
5p ordinary SALES 45,697 40.0000 GBP 39.8600 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 92 39.8600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 36 39.8806 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,376 39.8869 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 109 39.8424 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 21 39.8500 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,179 39.8586 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 51 39.8600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 11,560 39.8687 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 94 39.8760 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 749 39.8865 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 178 39.8875 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,606 39.8881 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,940 39.8905 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9 39.8944 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 70 39.8987 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,178 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8 40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 128 39.8600 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,583 39.8865 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 62 39.8873 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 384 39.8874 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,035 39.8874 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,854 39.8931 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 34 39.8947 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 57 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,506 39.9043 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 250 39.9043 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,868 39.9057 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,176 39.9057 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 356 39.9057 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,221 39.8681 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 935 39.8786 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 66 39.8973 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 443 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 602 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,178 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 119 39.9000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,339 39.9000 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: 01 August 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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