1st Sep 2025 11:50
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Spectris plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial Advisor to KKR & CO INV. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 29 August 2025 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 101,116 | 40.4681 GBP | 40.4000 GBP |
Sale | 158,379 | 40.4600 GBP | 40.3980 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 |
5p ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Long | 3,000 | 40.4410 GBP |
4,598 | 40.4661 GBP | |||
2,479 | 40.4681 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 4,107 | 40.3980 GBP | ||
1 | 40.4360 GBP | |||
1,578 | 40.4381 GBP | |||
130 | 40.4439 GBP | |||
1,799 | 40.4446 GBP | |||
3,689 | 40.4449 GBP | |||
3,440 | 40.4539 GBP | |||
49 | 40.4546 GBP | |||
3,508 | 40.4560 GBP | |||
10,966 | 40.4572 GBP | |||
198 | 40.4582 GBP | |||
152 | 40.4594 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 59 | 40.4302 GBP | ||
1,209 | 40.4519 GBP | |||
5,399 | 40.4566 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 23 | 40.4112 GBP | ||
80 | 40.4158 GBP | |||
61 | 40.4343 GBP | |||
557 | 40.4405 GBP | |||
2,465 | 40.4432 GBP | |||
32,105 | 40.4435 GBP | |||
1,411 | 40.4530 GBP | |||
5,270 | 40.4578 GBP | |||
2,081 | 40.4590 GBP | |||
27,096 | 40.4600 GBP | |||
2,500 | 40.4603 GBP | |||
599 | 40.4606 GBP | |||
20 | 40.4618 GBP | |||
180 | 40.4656 GBP | |||
24 | 40.4667 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(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 |
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(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) |
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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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
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| Date of disclosure: | 01 September 2025 |
| Contact name: | Hetvi Shah |
| Telephone number: | 44 2034 936359 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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