Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Spectris plc

RNS Number : 0156T

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

29 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:	28 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

90,680

39.8600 GBP

39.7200 GBP

5p ordinary

SALES

70,241

39.8600 GBP

39.7400 GBP

(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	2	39.7500 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	94	39.7590 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	23	39.7600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	290	39.7806 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	85	39.7200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	300	39.7200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	39.7200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	57	39.7200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	186	39.7200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,905	39.7743 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	61	39.7749 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	49	39.7755 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	90	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	96	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,899	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,065	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,530	39.8098 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,438	39.8098 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,313	39.8098 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,780	39.8098 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,939	39.8098 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,255	39.8139 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	52	39.7646 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,209	39.7739 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	567	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	35	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	315	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,005	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	446	39.7854 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,291	39.7855 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	73	39.7867 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	753	39.7893 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	366	39.7960 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,691	39.7960 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,982	39.7615 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,334	39.7693 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,483	39.7693 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,899	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13	39.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	39.7859 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:	29 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.

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Date	29 Jul 2025
Time	11:35:19
Category	Holding(s) in company
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Date	29 Jul 2025
Time	11:35:19
Category	Holding(s) in company
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