12th Aug 2025 11:03
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 |
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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 | |||||
| principal trader is connected |
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(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 11 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 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 2,677,409 | 2.70% | 555,946 | 0.56% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 393,477 | 0.40% | 2,521,923 | 2.54% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 3,070,886 | 3.09% | 3,077,869 | 3.10% |
(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 | 808,794 | 40.3400 GBP | 40.1200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,164,145 | 40.3400 GBP | 39.9800 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 | 50,000 | 40.0938 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 55,000 | 40.1107 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5 | 40.2139 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,903 | 40.2680 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 523 | 40.1208 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,393 | 40.1298 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,907 | 40.1300 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,547 | 40.1393 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,401 | 40.1485 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,744 | 40.1534 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 54,958 | 40.1665 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,903 | 40.1871 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,887 | 40.1935 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,783 | 40.2048 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,865 | 40.2172 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 915 | 40.2200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,000 | 40.2219 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,000 | 40.2279 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,239 | 40.2617 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,800 | 40.2644 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 721 | 40.2780 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,035 | 40.2835 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 247 | 40.3170 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6 | 40.3200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,463 | 40.3218 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,992 | 40.3248 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 968 | 40.3371 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,316 | 40.3376 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 46 | 40.3393 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,109 | 40.3396 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,653 | 40.3400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,363 | 40.1250 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 162 | 40.1263 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 248 | 40.1294 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,393 | 40.1315 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,939 | 40.1320 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42,178 | 40.1360 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 709 | 40.1399 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 32,460 | 40.1400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 414 | 40.1407 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60,896 | 40.1600 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,130 | 40.1647 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 407 | 40.1681 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,427 | 40.1723 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,228 | 40.1773 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,829 | 40.1792 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,391 | 40.1795 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,121 | 40.1984 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,365 | 40.2002 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 84 | 40.2034 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 318 | 40.2082 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,879 | 40.2093 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,561 | 40.2108 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 46 | 40.2197 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,288 | 40.2215 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 865 | 40.2344 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 69 | 40.2390 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 109 | 40.2400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 911 | 40.2402 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,442 | 40.2410 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,145 | 40.2431 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,200 | 40.2498 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,213 | 40.2672 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,190 | 40.2880 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 314 | 40.2882 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 67,513 | 40.2984 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,452 | 40.3016 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,580 | 40.3071 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,933 | 40.3146 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 31,134 | 40.3151 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 298 | 40.3163 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 252 | 40.3365 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 80,878 | 40.3400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 394,794 | 39.9800 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,190 | 40.1751 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,113 | 40.1910 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 28,277 | 40.2065 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 214 | 40.2372 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 52,721 | 40.2604 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 232 | 40.2823 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 47,929 | 40.2896 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 263 | 40.2963 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 56,836 | 40.3400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,889 | 40.1752 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 10,880 | 40.1774 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 27,119 | 40.1987 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 78 | 40.2369 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 13,871 | 40.2400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 60,035 | 40.2402 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 25,616 | 40.2484 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 25,838 | 40.2571 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 57,841 | 40.3400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 47,500 | 40.1300 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 |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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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: | 12 Aug 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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