17th Jul 2025 14:03
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: |
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(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | SPECTRIS PLC | |||||
| principal trader is connected |
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(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 16 Jul 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 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 2,024,106 | 2.04% | 741,251 | 0.75% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 566,977 | 0.57% | 1,818,393 | 1.83% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 2,591,083 | 2.61% | 2,559,644 | 2.58% |
(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 | 425,233 | 39.8100 GBP | 39.7172 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | Sale | 179,062 | 39.8100 GBP | 39.7134 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 | Increasing Short | 179,969 | 39.7238 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,603 | 39.7134 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 60 | 39.7300 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,433 | 39.7384 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,022 | 39.7400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,033 | 39.7457 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,356 | 39.7482 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,790 | 39.7492 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 336 | 39.7506 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,061 | 39.7522 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,225 | 39.7557 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 76 | 39.7600 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 433 | 39.7615 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27 | 39.7619 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,024 | 39.7620 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31 | 39.7696 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,360 | 39.7722 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 145 | 39.7778 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 146 | 39.7786 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 343 | 39.7794 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,827 | 39.7796 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10 | 39.7800 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 123 | 39.7900 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 612 | 39.8026 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3 | 39.7200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 32 | 39.7306 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,260 | 39.7345 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,876 | 39.7396 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,032 | 39.7400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 520 | 39.7416 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,992 | 39.7516 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,132 | 39.7566 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,080 | 39.7595 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,518 | 39.7615 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,019 | 39.7645 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,980 | 39.7647 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 918 | 39.7763 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,998 | 39.7764 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 489 | 39.7765 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,916 | 39.7768 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,406 | 39.7774 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 657 | 39.7783 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,980 | 39.7812 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,477 | 39.7828 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,233 | 39.7906 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 600 | 39.7907 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,754 | 39.7929 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,742 | 39.7950 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 624 | 39.8000 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 343 | 39.8005 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,119 | 39.8006 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 487 | 39.8032 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 33,769 | 39.7400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 11,722 | 39.7419 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 52,444 | 39.7433 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 328 | 39.7564 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 24,896 | 39.7674 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 873 | 39.7769 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 399 | 39.7200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 86,849 | 39.7400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 91 | 39.7436 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,065 | 39.7487 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 34,874 | 39.7699 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 845 | 39.7783 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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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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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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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 17 Jul 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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