RNS Number : 1917O
Barclays PLC
24 June 2025
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 

SPECTRIS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

SPECTRIS PLC

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

23 Jun 2025

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

5p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,436,459

1.45%

789,931

0.80%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

582,554

0.59%

1,225,843

1.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

2,019,013

2.03%

2,015,774

2.03%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchase

808,313

38.0000  GBP

36.9258  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

737,897

38.0202  GBP

37.4600  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,290

37.7735  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

750

33.3666  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

217,855

37.6242  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,189

33.4510  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,953

33.4519  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

650

33.4545  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,360

33.4547  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

640

33.4549  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

500

37.5325  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,715

37.5421  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,400

37.5612  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,785

37.5662  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62

37.5677  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,576

37.6569  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,000

37.6731  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

830

37.6748  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

500

37.7286  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,400

37.7324  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,979

37.7369  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

126

37.7404  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

924

37.7491  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

578

37.7672  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,592

37.7725  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,400

37.7924  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,000

37.7947  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,680

37.8155  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7

37.8200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,050

37.8208  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

853

37.8263  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,661

37.8341  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

744

37.8347  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,073

37.8383  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

700

37.8388  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,908

37.8450  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,249

37.8674  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,896

37.8795  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,658

37.8824  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,280

37.8828  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,000

37.8924  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

256

37.9004  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,068

37.9023  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,590

37.9211  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

203

37.9245  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,486

37.9318  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,500

37.9442  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,000

37.9582  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

160

37.9621  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,133

37.9682  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,388

37.9696  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6

37.9699  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,000

37.9724  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,000

37.9744  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,046

37.9784  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,116

37.9800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,039

37.9812  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,000

37.9819  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

961

37.9828  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,139

38.0202  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,200

36.9258  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

401

37.2732  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,000

37.3037  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

191

37.5187  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

67

37.6200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,319

37.6635  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,955

37.6674  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,146

37.7275  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,272

37.7788  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

128

37.7868  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,082

37.7927  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49,749

37.8068  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,809

37.8324  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,977

37.8514  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

229

37.8624  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,714

37.8679  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

698

37.9072  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,117

37.9215  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,628

37.9277  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,375

37.9308  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,738

37.9481  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

147

37.9515  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,958

37.9535  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

397

37.9541  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

430

37.9632  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,709

37.9800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,942

37.9927  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

46

37.2967  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,316

37.6188  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,847

37.7369  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,715

37.8736  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

54,896

37.8810  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,977

37.8924  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,104

37.9177  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

28,671

37.8631  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

926

37.8822  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

24 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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