24th Jun 2025 11:56
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: |
| 23 Jun 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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| 1,436,459 | 1.45% | 789,931 | 0.80% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 582,554 | 0.59% | 1,225,843 | 1.23% |
(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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| 2,019,013 | 2.03% | 2,015,774 | 2.03% |
(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 | 808,313 | 38.0000 GBP | 36.9258 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | Sale | 737,897 | 38.0202 GBP | 37.4600 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 | 5,290 | 37.7735 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 750 | 33.3666 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 217,855 | 37.6242 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,189 | 33.4510 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,953 | 33.4519 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 650 | 33.4545 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,360 | 33.4547 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 640 | 33.4549 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 500 | 37.5325 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,715 | 37.5421 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,400 | 37.5612 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,785 | 37.5662 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 62 | 37.5677 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,576 | 37.6569 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 48,000 | 37.6731 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 830 | 37.6748 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 500 | 37.7286 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,400 | 37.7324 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,979 | 37.7369 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 126 | 37.7404 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 924 | 37.7491 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 578 | 37.7672 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,592 | 37.7725 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,400 | 37.7924 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,000 | 37.7947 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,680 | 37.8155 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7 | 37.8200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,050 | 37.8208 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 853 | 37.8263 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,661 | 37.8341 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 744 | 37.8347 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,073 | 37.8383 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 700 | 37.8388 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,908 | 37.8450 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,249 | 37.8674 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,896 | 37.8795 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,658 | 37.8824 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,280 | 37.8828 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,000 | 37.8924 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 256 | 37.9004 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,068 | 37.9023 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,590 | 37.9211 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 203 | 37.9245 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,486 | 37.9318 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,500 | 37.9442 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,000 | 37.9582 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 160 | 37.9621 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,133 | 37.9682 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,388 | 37.9696 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6 | 37.9699 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,000 | 37.9724 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,000 | 37.9744 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,046 | 37.9784 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30,116 | 37.9800 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,039 | 37.9812 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,000 | 37.9819 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 961 | 37.9828 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,139 | 38.0202 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 19,200 | 36.9258 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 401 | 37.2732 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,000 | 37.3037 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 191 | 37.5187 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 67 | 37.6200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,319 | 37.6635 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,955 | 37.6674 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,146 | 37.7275 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,272 | 37.7788 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 128 | 37.7868 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 24,082 | 37.7927 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 49,749 | 37.8068 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,809 | 37.8324 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,977 | 37.8514 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 229 | 37.8624 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,714 | 37.8679 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 698 | 37.9072 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,117 | 37.9215 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,628 | 37.9277 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,375 | 37.9308 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,738 | 37.9481 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 147 | 37.9515 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,958 | 37.9535 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 397 | 37.9541 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 430 | 37.9632 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,709 | 37.9800 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 26,942 | 37.9927 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 46 | 37.2967 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,316 | 37.6188 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 10,847 | 37.7369 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,715 | 37.8736 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 54,896 | 37.8810 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 16,977 | 37.8924 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 15,104 | 37.9177 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 28,671 | 37.8631 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 926 | 37.8822 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: | 24 Jun 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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