RNS Number : 5777O
Barclays PLC
26 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:

 

25 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:

 

 

1,314,083

1.32%

653,059

0.66%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

445,664

0.45%

1,103,737

1.11%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,759,747

1.77%

1,756,796

1.77%

(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

375,847

38.3800  GBP

38.1400  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

474,008

38.3800  GBP

38.0809  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

1,251

38.2229  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,006

38.2230  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,920

38.0523  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

960

38.0623  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

960

38.0709  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

960

38.0755  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,368

38.0809  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,880

38.0823  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

960

38.1523  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

228

38.1586  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

809

38.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77

38.1620  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

211

38.1622  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

960

38.1723  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,897

38.1743  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,445

38.1747  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,527

38.1760  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,320

38.1766  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,068

38.1810  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,102

38.1858  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

386

38.1887  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

38.2000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,611

38.2045  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,422

38.2289  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

707

38.2349  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

663

38.2353  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,612

38.2358  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

235

38.2413  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8

38.2486  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,031

38.2575  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,487

38.2613  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

493

38.2786  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,307

38.2821  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

356

38.2989  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,610

38.2998  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

366

38.3009  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

437

38.3036  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

353

38.3371  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

91

38.1500  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,725

38.1590  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49,547

38.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,185

38.1612  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,732

38.1664  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,919

38.1772  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

228

38.1862  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,360

38.1950  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

38.2000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,279

38.2178  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,860

38.2235  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

338

38.2350  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,713

38.2364  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,282

38.2426  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

60

38.2445  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,068

38.2447  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,464

38.2454  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,848

38.2484  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

961

38.2509  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,397

38.2536  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24

38.2566  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41

38.2600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

184

38.2800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,800

38.2844  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12

38.3000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

82

38.3300  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

156,401

38.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,861

38.1930  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

65,062

38.1933  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

38,346

38.2123  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

457

38.2573  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,367

38.2908  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,321

38.2994  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,843

38.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

10,290

38.1610  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,531

38.2117  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,307

38.2193  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,361

38.2600  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:

26 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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