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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Spectris plc

10th Jun 2025 10:37

RNS Number : 2089M

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

10 June 2025

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:	Morgan Stanley & Co. International 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:	Advent International Limited
(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 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

SALES

359,912

35.2100 GBP

20.2400 GBP

5p ordinary

PURCHASES

1,170,820

35.3000 GBP

20.4570 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	increasing a long position	5,270	23.7078 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	530	25.6763 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	127	28.8916 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	225	28.9279 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,101	32.6393 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	136	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,602	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	487	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,558	32.8707 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,407	32.9051 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	76	33.0103 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,933	33.1967 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,186	33.2400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	425	33.2893 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75	33.6710 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	47	33.6710 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	386	34.0760 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	836	34.4266 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	147	34.4600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4	34.6175 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	516	20.4537 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	896	25.1955 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22,517	25.3317 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,111	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	51	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	86,472	32.7247 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	488	32.8624 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,688	32.8624 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	268	32.8624 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,147	32.8624 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,833	32.8624 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,668	32.8624 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	33.0330 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,049	33.0730 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,915	33.0730 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35,036	33.0730 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	117	33.2182 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	39,926	33.4793 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	231,234	33.4793 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58,840	33.4793 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,136	33.5708 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,002	33.6147 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,448	33.6147 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,872	33.6147 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,397	33.6147 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,255	33.6147 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	796	33.6147 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,049	34.1054 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,915	34.1054 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35,036	34.1054 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,170	34.3955 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	89	34.4762 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	70,071	34.5345 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,830	34.5345 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,099	34.5345 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	283	20.4567 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	177	20.4576 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10	20.5010 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	23	23.1909 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	137	23.1909 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	32	24.0101 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	45	31.0932 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	72	31.0932 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	276	31.5127 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	37,137	32.3206 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,467	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	516	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,910	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	560	32.6420 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	886	32.6449 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,508	32.6454 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,389	32.6454 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,783	32.6862 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	606	32.6862 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,809	32.6862 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	599	32.6862 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	293	32.6862 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,075	32.6862 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	398	32.6896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,523	32.6896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,206	32.6896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	716	32.6896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	195	32.6896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	404	32.6896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,200	32.6988 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	410	32.7690 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,693	32.7750 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	727	32.8124 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	32.8600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	620	32.9579 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,336	33.0612 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	866	33.2067 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,536	33.2067 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	419	33.2067 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,695	33.2067 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,586	33.2067 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	855	33.2067 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,794	33.2182 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,496	33.4511 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6	33.4529 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	33.4529 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	323	33.5200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	26	33.5200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,068	33.5708 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	284	33.6172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	93	33.6172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	168	33.6172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	46	33.6172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,067	33.6172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	95	33.6172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	21	33.9869 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	78	33.9869 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	43	33.9869 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	500	33.9869 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	44	33.9869 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	132	33.9869 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	81	34.0051 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,806	34.0243 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	206	34.0440 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	99	34.0440 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,311	34.0440 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	365	34.0440 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	615	34.0440 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	204	34.0440 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	603	34.1986 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	97	34.1986 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	201	34.1986 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	198	34.1986 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,263	34.1986 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	358	34.1986 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	598	34.2554 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	23	34.2800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	439	34.2919 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	201	34.3164 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	198	34.3164 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	601	34.3164 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,257	34.3164 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	357	34.3164 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	97	34.3164 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22,850	34.3247 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,588	34.5267 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15,664	34.8127 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,336	34.8127 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,100	34.8127 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	107	20.4822 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	117	22.2630 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,101	23.3304 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,101	23.3520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,270	24.8401 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	318	26.4805 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,439	27.6307 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	919	29.9394 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	466	30.4130 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,754	30.7082 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,428	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,111	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	314	32.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	32.6402 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51	32.6402 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,466	32.6734 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	83	32.6884 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,680	32.7854 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24	32.8425 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24	33.2429 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,136	34.0760 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22,517	34.0881 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,846	34.5630 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,726	34.5630 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,965	34.5630 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	38	34.6861 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	137	34.6861 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	69	34.6861 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,834	34.6911 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,152	34.6911 GBP

(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

N/A

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

(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)

N/A

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

(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

Date of disclosure:	10 June 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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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