| 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 |
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| relevant securities this form relates: |
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| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | SPECTRIS PLC | |||||
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| principal trader is connected |
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| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 05 Aug 2025 | ||||
| (e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO |
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| trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 5p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 3,060,781 | 3.08% | 604,576 | 0.61% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 398,830 | 0.40% | 2,846,884 | 2.87% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 3,459,611 | 3.48% | 3,451,460 | 3.48% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
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| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 423,906 | 41.6000 GBP | 41.0600 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 395,570 | 41.6000 GBP | 41.0600 GBP | |||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,981 | 41.2058 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 245 | 41.0800 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 625 | 41.0922 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 522 | 41.0937 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 66,038 | 41.1000 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,918 | 41.1024 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,668 | 41.1047 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 170 | 41.1184 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 114 | 41.1200 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,334 | 41.1287 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,757 | 41.1347 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 116 | 41.1382 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 75 | 41.1472 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,511 | 41.1643 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 571 | 41.1673 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,632 | 41.1835 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 600 | 41.2112 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,400 | 41.2517 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,400 | 41.2717 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 52 | 41.2784 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,653 | 41.3060 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 266 | 41.3700 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 325 | 41.3756 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,200 | 41.3791 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 45 | 41.3993 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 373 | 41.4069 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 72 | 41.4122 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,400 | 41.4227 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,000 | 41.4892 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,038 | 41.4993 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,400 | 41.5017 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,836 | 41.5274 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29 | 41.0841 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,309 | 41.1000 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 325 | 41.1001 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,238 | 41.1002 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 162 | 41.1019 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 961 | 41.1038 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15 | 41.1080 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,195 | 41.1725 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 836 | 41.1950 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,560 | 41.2017 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 398 | 41.2047 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,165 | 41.2084 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,440 | 41.2088 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,835 | 41.2123 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,705 | 41.2289 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 39,245 | 41.2332 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,239 | 41.2422 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,700 | 41.2742 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,548 | 41.3085 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,000 | 41.3103 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,210 | 41.3328 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 99 | 41.3566 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 304 | 41.3778 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 431 | 41.3842 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 967 | 41.3884 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 553 | 41.4101 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,336 | 41.4211 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 127 | 41.4497 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 667 | 41.4917 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 715 | 41.5046 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 132,643 | 41.1000 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 32,477 | 41.1829 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 51,670 | 41.2210 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 757 | 41.2285 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 434 | 41.3608 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 34,410 | 41.3897 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,759 | 41.4404 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 151,280 | 41.1000 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 61,597 | 41.2372 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 30,452 | 41.3555 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 11,754 | 41.4000 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,310 | 41.4474 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,000 | 41.1912 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 06 Aug 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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