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Form 8.3 - Spectris plc

1st Mar 2022 12:28

RNS Number : 2148D

Societe Generale SA

01 March 2022

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(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	28/02/2022
(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"	YES: Oxford Instruments plc

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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	1,992,407	1.80	5,923	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	2,542	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	1,992,407	1.80	8,465	0.01

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 GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	88	29.29
Ordinary	Purchase	36	29.29
Ordinary	Purchase	112	30.08
Ordinary	Purchase	395	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	729	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	884	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	81	29.29
Ordinary	Purchase	33	29.29
Ordinary	Purchase	120	30.08
Ordinary	Purchase	86	29.29
Ordinary	Purchase	35	29.29
Ordinary	Purchase	20	30.08
Ordinary	Purchase	101	30.08
Ordinary	Purchase	17	29.91
Ordinary	Purchase	67	29.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1	29.91
Ordinary	Purchase	4,346	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	7,858	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	928	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	6,222	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	2,384	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	129	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	2,131	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	213	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	214	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	789	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	2,834	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	276	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	1,343	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	1,222	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	3,686	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	133	28.06
Ordinary	Purchase	76	29.74
Ordinary	Purchase	94	29.74
Ordinary	Purchase	43	29.9
Ordinary	Purchase	32	29.9
Ordinary	Purchase	101	29.93
Ordinary	Purchase	75	29.72
Ordinary	Purchase	230	29.7
Ordinary	Purchase	168	29.33
Ordinary	Purchase	75	29.47
Ordinary	Purchase	75	29.39
Ordinary	Purchase	49	29.25
Ordinary	Purchase	196	28.5
Ordinary	Purchase	75	29.08
Ordinary	Purchase	75	29.08
Ordinary	Purchase	75	28.08
Ordinary	Purchase	166	31.13
Ordinary	Purchase	20	30.15
Ordinary	Purchase	145	30.15
Ordinary	Purchase	111	29.93
Ordinary	Purchase	27	27.88
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.85
Ordinary	Purchase	175	28.02
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.8
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	19	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	19	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	23	27.92
Ordinary	Purchase	19	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	25	27.84
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.8
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	2	28.08
Ordinary	Purchase	19	27.78
Ordinary	Purchase	14	28.31
Ordinary	Purchase	1	28.31
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.8
Ordinary	Purchase	18	27.85
Ordinary	Sale	80	30.38
Ordinary	Sale	70	30.32
Ordinary	Sale	80	30.4
Ordinary	Sale	80	27.1
Ordinary	Sale	112	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	163	31.37
Ordinary	Sale	85	30.06
Ordinary	Sale	30	30.06
Ordinary	Sale	125	27.46
Ordinary	Sale	73	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	47	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	110	30.06
Ordinary	Sale	126	27.46
Ordinary	Sale	8	30.06
Ordinary	Sale	21	30.36
Ordinary	Sale	69	30.35
Ordinary	Sale	2	30.36
Ordinary	Sale	66	30.36
Ordinary	Sale	52	30.33
Ordinary	Sale	121	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	57	30.68
Ordinary	Sale	459	30.67
Ordinary	Sale	111	30.06
Ordinary	Sale	45	30.68
Ordinary	Sale	78	27.46
Ordinary	Sale	55	27.46
Ordinary	Sale	42	30.33
Ordinary	Sale	70	30.5
Ordinary	Sale	154	27.31
Ordinary	Sale	154	27.33
Ordinary	Sale	72	28.13
Ordinary	Sale	153	27.35
Ordinary	Sale	41	28.13
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.28
Ordinary	Sale	55	30.51
Ordinary	Sale	43	28.11
Ordinary	Sale	16	30.51
Ordinary	Sale	149	28.09
Ordinary	Sale	56	28.11
Ordinary	Sale	50	28.11
Ordinary	Sale	152	27.57
Ordinary	Sale	119	30.29
Ordinary	Sale	88	27.88
Ordinary	Sale	35	30.3
Ordinary	Sale	70	30.3
Ordinary	Sale	75	29.97
Ordinary	Sale	150	28.08
Ordinary	Sale	36	27.61
Ordinary	Sale	75	29.95
Ordinary	Sale	100	27.59
Ordinary	Sale	154	27.26
Ordinary	Sale	24	27.59
Ordinary	Sale	116	27.61
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.45
Ordinary	Sale	75	29.96
Ordinary	Sale	28	27.59
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.28
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.36
Ordinary	Sale	152	27.68
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.43
Ordinary	Sale	59	30.35
Ordinary	Sale	17	30.62
Ordinary	Sale	46	28.03
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.62
Ordinary	Sale	103	30.42
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.36
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.42
Ordinary	Sale	70	30.49
Ordinary	Sale	199	27.05
Ordinary	Sale	104	28.03
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.39
Ordinary	Sale	8	28.02
Ordinary	Sale	142	28.02
Ordinary	Sale	150	28.04
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.43
Ordinary	Sale	37	30.42
Ordinary	Sale	151	27.77
Ordinary	Sale	155	27.11
Ordinary	Sale	79	30.08
Ordinary	Sale	37	30.38
Ordinary	Sale	64	30.38
Ordinary	Sale	39	30.37
Ordinary	Sale	30	27.29
Ordinary	Sale	124	27.29
Ordinary	Sale	39	30.36
Ordinary	Sale	55	30.37
Ordinary	Sale	41	30.35
Ordinary	Sale	130	30.33
Ordinary	Sale	83	30.36
Ordinary	Sale	1	30.38
Ordinary	Sale	100	30.38
Ordinary	Sale	151	27.8
Ordinary	Sale	166	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.07
Ordinary	Sale	111	31.3
Ordinary	Sale	130	30.38
Ordinary	Sale	26	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	100	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	80	30.14
Ordinary	Sale	35	30.05
Ordinary	Sale	155	27.13
Ordinary	Sale	185	27.45
Ordinary	Sale	75	30.52
Ordinary	Sale	15	29.97
Ordinary	Sale	88	29.98
	Total Purchases	39,917
	Total Sales	9,034

(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 GBP

(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

GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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"

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	01/03/2022
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*:	+44 20 7676 6969

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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