10th Jun 2025 12:01
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: | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
(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: | SPECTRIS PLC |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 09 June 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 the 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 | Purchases | 687,999 | 35.2600 GBP | 20.2400 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sales | 538,376 | 35.1400 GBP | 20.2400 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 | CFD | Reducing a long position | 164 | 20.3435 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 135 | 20.4174 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 32 | 20.4174 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 15 | 20.4174 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 498 | 20.4174 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,533 | 20.5759 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,700 | 23.5563 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 149 | 23.9856 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 408 | 23.9857 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 24.0192 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 499 | 26.3183 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 181 | 26.3183 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 316 | 27.0000 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,290 | 30.4490 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 307 | 30.4490 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 137 | 30.4490 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 4,738 | 30.4490 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,900 | 32.6302 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,264 | 32.6398 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 32.6400 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 56 | 32.6400 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 209 | 32.6400 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 854 | 32.6411 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 966 | 32.6423 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 235 | 32.6426 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 16 | 32.6429 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 979 | 32.6449 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,504 | 32.6449 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 34,519 | 32.6451 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,176 | 32.6737 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,068 | 32.6737 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,881 | 32.6809 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,166 | 32.6809 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 296 | 32.6820 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 289 | 32.6820 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,462 | 32.6827 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,500 | 32.6887 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 300 | 32.6887 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,416 | 32.7610 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 26 | 32.7811 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 171 | 32.8135 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 90 | 32.8135 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 83 | 32.8378 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 84 | 32.8379 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,688 | 32.8690 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,668 | 32.8690 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 10,293 | 32.8690 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,141 | 32.8690 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 268 | 32.8690 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 64 | 32.8737 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,450 | 32.8830 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 580 | 32.9066 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 88 | 33.1374 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,571 | 33.1383 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,028 | 33.1383 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 82 | 33.2599 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 84 | 33.2600 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 316 | 33.4063 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 265 | 33.4063 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 30,511 | 33.6215 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 10,872 | 33.6215 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,002 | 33.6215 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,381 | 33.6215 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 796 | 33.6215 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 50,534 | 34.4485 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 34.4766 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 34.5100 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1 | 34.5397 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 796 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 777 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 8 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,449 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 814 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,984 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 227 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 777 | 34.5630 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 34.5813 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 34.5965 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 12,060 | 34.6277 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,940 | 34.6277 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 34.6365 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,468 | 34.6705 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,331 | 34.6705 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 38 | 34.6792 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 31 | 34.6792 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 8,764 | 34.6911 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 485 | 34.6911 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 16,179 | 34.7667 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 20,838 | 34.7667 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 34.8641 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 |
(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: | 10 June 2025 |
| Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
| Telephone number: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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