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Form 8.3 - Spectris plc

17th Jun 2025 12:28

RNS Number : 2169N

BNP Paribas London

17 June 2025

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	BNP Paribas SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Spectris plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	16/06/2025
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	No If YES, specify which:

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	GB0003308607 (5p ordinary)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	1,950,112	1.9646	-984,606	-0.9919
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	337,787	0.3403	-1,243,176	-1.2524
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0		+0
TOTAL:	2,287,899	2.3049	-2,227,782	-2.2443

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
GB0003308607	Purchase	1	33.2082 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1	33.3318 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2	33.2138 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	3	33.0664 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4	33.5471 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	6	33.5681 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	7	33.2971 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	16	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	20	33.2000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	21	33.3733 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	21	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	22	33.4931 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	23	33.1000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	23	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	24	33.3103 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	26	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	34	33.3953 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	42	33.3529 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	45	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	45	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	45	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	45	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	45	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	45	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	45	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	46	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	49	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	50	32.9200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	50	32.9600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	64	32.9400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	69	33.2000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	69	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	87	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	94	33.3890 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	96	33.2099 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	96	33.4554 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	100	33.1000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	100	33.2800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	100	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	100	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	106	33.3575 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	115	33.1400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	117	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	127	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	132	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	134	33.3400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	138	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	140	33.3553 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	145	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	145	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	146	32.9800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	151	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	158	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	162	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	166	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	186	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	194	33.1000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	199	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	205	33.2000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	214	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	217	33.0000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	225	33.3000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	245	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	254	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	256	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	270	33.2800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	271	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	285	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	287	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	305	33.5400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	333	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	337	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	338	33.3600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	339	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	340	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	345	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	347	33.2700 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	350	33.3700 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	365	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	369	33.0100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	372	33.3700 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	374	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	398	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	400	33.1100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	400	33.2100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	400	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	400	33.2700 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	402	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	404	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	410	33.3200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	410	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	425	33.0000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	430	33.3400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	436	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	448	33.3600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	449	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	450	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	451	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	456	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	466	33.1100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	472	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	477	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	480	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	500	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	505	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	507	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	534	33.3700 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	546	33.3600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	554	33.4370 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	562	33.1100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	568	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	607	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	636	33.1800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	657	33.1000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	698	33.2000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	698	33.2000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	788	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	805	33.1200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	820	33.3000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	852	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	856	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	882	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	908	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	957	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,060	33.3600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,128	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,181	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,196	33.1200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,206	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,279	33.0000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,324	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,342	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,355	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,371	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,382	33.2000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,469	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,685	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,685	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,786	33.5100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,806	33.2200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,917	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,919	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,063	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,133	33.1500 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,163	33.1200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,308	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,533	33.1200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,533	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,534	33.1200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,534	33.1500 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,540	33.1500 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,630	33.2000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	3,338	33.0100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	3,590	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	3,611	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	3,701	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	3,867	33.4300 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4,399	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4,516	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4,654	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4,695	33.5400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	5,066	33.1100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	5,069	33.1600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	5,072	33.2600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	5,399	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	5,506	33.5500 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	5,633	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	6,089	33.4529 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	6,223	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	7,163	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	9,861	33.4100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	10,000	33.3343 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	10,187	33.4884 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	10,290	33.4100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	11,074	33.1300 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	11,610	33.5500 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	11,771	33.5600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	12,328	33.1400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	12,329	33.1800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	14,595	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	14,831	33.2200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	15,188	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	15,678	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	17,426	33.4800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	19,501	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	19,581	33.2500 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	21,634	33.2200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	21,742	33.1200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	21,746	33.1000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	21,942	33.2200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	22,134	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	22,575	33.1400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	22,588	33.3300 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	22,656	33.1400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	22,824	33.1300 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	22,827	33.1000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	24,112	33.4300 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	25,463	33.1200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	27,902	33.3100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	29,740	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	30,143	33.5600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	31,662	33.3980 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	31,847	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	39,134	33.4100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	39,915	33.4100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	42,350	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	42,697	33.3800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	43,606	33.4300 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	44,509	33.4100 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	65,910	33.5087 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	70,509	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	93,204	33.4000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	126,100	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	227,303	33.4363 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-650,000	33.3962 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-80,000	33.3962 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-42,830	33.4137 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-41,473	33.4137 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-41,412	33.4137 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-39,285	33.4137 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-25,000	33.2303 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-21,465	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-15,229	33.6000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-12,209	33.4248 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-11,294	33.2009 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-7,681	33.2500 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-5,743	33.4153 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-4,519	33.5200 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-3,511	33.5003 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-3,495	33.4150 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-3,000	33.2350 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-2,701	33.4153 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-2,319	33.2500 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-1,685	33.2400 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-1,437	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-973	33.4585 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-621	33.1042 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-586	33.6500 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-500	33.5800 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-420	33.4180 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-217	33.5000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-140	33.3553 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-106	33.3575 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-100	33.2800 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-96	33.2099 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-96	33.4554 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-94	33.3890 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-54	33.4559 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-42	33.3529 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-34	33.3953 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-24	33.3103 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-22	33.4931 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-6	33.5681 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-4	33.5471 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-3	33.0664 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-2	33.2138 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-1	33.2082 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-1	33.3318 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
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Opening Long Position	8,132	33.4200
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Opening Long Position	413	33.4200
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Closing Long Position	-6,191	33.4200
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	11,915	33.4200
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	3,823	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	4,468	33.4200
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-9,533	33.4200
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-347,477	33.4200
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-113,100	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-13,000	33.4200 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Reducing Short Position	12,880	33.4200

(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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(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)

4. 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 person 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 person 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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	17/06/2025
Contact name:	Compliance Control Room
Telephone number*:	0207 595 9695

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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