RNS Number : 3910O
Barclays PLC
25 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:

 

24 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:

 

 

1,527,986

1.54%

759,201

0.76%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

551,824

0.56%

1,317,659

1.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

2,079,810

2.10%

2,076,860

2.09%

(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

446,048

38.2000  GBP

38.0512  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

323,791

38.2000  GBP

38.0444  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

Increasing Short

207

38.1403  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,513

38.1404  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,072

37.9769  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

513

38.1031  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,042

38.1070  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

300

38.1132  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,007

38.1163  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

816

38.1169  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,445

38.1191  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

364

38.1195  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

402

38.1199  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,030

38.1233  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,543

38.1269  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,578

38.1276  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,061

38.1288  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,122

38.1299  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,266

38.1306  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,656

38.1312  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,401

38.1320  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,491

38.1342  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,748

38.1345  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,614

38.1366  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

620

38.1369  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,371

38.1374  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17

38.1386  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

159

38.1399  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,548

38.1400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,280

38.1405  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

787

38.1466  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

146

38.1472  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

155

38.1485  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

120

38.1500  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

577

38.1531  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,860

38.1809  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

78

38.1997  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

843

37.9400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,539

38.0557  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39

38.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

725

38.0900  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

875

38.1008  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

250

38.1017  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

289

38.1073  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,127

38.1119  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

181

38.1200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

908

38.1210  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,735

38.1297  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,921

38.1338  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,358

38.1390  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,053

38.1400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,880

38.1413  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,807

38.1440  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

177

38.1465  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

312

38.1521  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

537

38.1740  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,765

38.0557  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

970

38.1297  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,827

38.0990  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,319

38.1000  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,447

38.1200  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

772

38.1319  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

118,846

38.1372  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

983

38.1400  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:

25 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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