AMENDMENT
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Spectris plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Financial advisor to KKR & CO INV. |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
1 July 2025 |
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(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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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5p ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
205,955
176,073 |
38.5000 GBP
38.5000 GBP |
38.2000 GBP
38.1600 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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5p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
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103 21,443 958 4,000 1,844 320 41
1,116 21,029 1,538 5,565 209 113 2,371 55
175 145 16,077 11,415 500 7,754 95 155 60
824 4,606 1,060 3,472 10,000 54 2 1,094 38,508 621 1,093 11,146 217 3 3,500 |
38.2206 GBP 38.3000 GBP 38.3174 GBP 38.3218 GBP 38.3361 GBP 38.3454 GBP 38.3602 GBP
38.2501 GBP 38.3108 GBP 38.3277 GBP 38.3370 GBP 38.3402 GBP 38.3771 GBP 38.3788 GBP 38.4922 GBP
38.2983 GBP 38.3000 GBP 38.3001 GBP 38.3389 GBP 38.3483 GBP 38.3578 GBP 38.3589 GBP 38.3635 GBP 38.3689 GBP
38.2385 GBP 38.2998 GBP 38.3006 GBP 38.3029 GBP 38.3031 GBP 38.3038 GBP 38.3238 GBP 38.3388 GBP 38.3492 GBP 38.3558 GBP 38.3606 GBP 38.3624 GBP 38.3732 GBP 38.3741 GBP 38.4058 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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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)
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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
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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" |
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None
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(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 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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
3 July 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.
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