Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Spectris PLC

RNS Number : 8121P

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

04 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 relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Spectris plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Advent International, L.P.
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	03 July 2025
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	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	263,676	40.0000 GBP	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	SALES	133,429	40.0014 GBP	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	PURCHASES	330	54.5860 USD	54.5860 USD
5p ordinary	SALES	967	54.6116 USD	54.5860 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	619	39.7990 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	321	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,288	39.8367 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,018	39.8991 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	621	39.9088 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	55	39.9193 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,022	39.9432 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	40	39.9564 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,425	39.9920 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,160	39.9920 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	229	39.9940 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	637	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,992	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,600	39.8060 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	400	39.8060 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,810	39.8177 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,099	39.8302 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,247	39.8302 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,540	39.8302 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	44,278	39.8302 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	454	39.8320 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,223	39.8320 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,312	39.8320 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,279	39.8320 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	669	39.8328 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,893	39.8444 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,000	39.8581 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40,417	39.8736 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,610	39.8736 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,003	39.8747 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,970	39.8747 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,387	39.8836 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	39.9200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,990	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	364	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	577	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,023	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33	39.8200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	852	39.8328 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	57	39.8400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	253	39.8929 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	237	39.8929 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	261	39.8929 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	267	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	164	39.8052 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	184	39.8068 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	67	39.8155 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,116	39.8470 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	601	39.8561 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	52,083	39.8949 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	72	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	381	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,500	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	300	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,000	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,990	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,000	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	669	40.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,600	40.0000 GBP

(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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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:	04 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.

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Date	4 Jul 2025
Time	10:15:33
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	8121P

Date	4 Jul 2025
Time	10:15:33
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	8121P

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