Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Spectris plc

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 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:	29 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

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 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	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

(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:	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.

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Date	30 Jul 2025
Time	11:07:55
Category	Holding(s) in company
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Time	11:07:55
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