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Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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:

Merrill Lynch 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:

09/06/2025

(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	809,909	35.46 GBP	20.24 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	661,309	35.06 GBP	20.3 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	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	7,027	33.425 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	40,374	34.327 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	99	21.044 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	348	21.391 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1,249	21.044 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	94	32.645 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	135	32.645 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	181	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	233	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	675	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	259	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	465	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	176	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	121	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	428	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	810	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	71	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	11	34.679 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	93	30.803 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	87	33.15 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2	24.712 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	214	32.641 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	134	33.031 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	129	29.436 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	74	32.776 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	118	29.713 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	144	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	148,324	33.425 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	25,815	33.425 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	148,324	34.327 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	11,302	33.425 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	1,967	33.425 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	11,302	34.327 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	40,374	33.425 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	379	34.637 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	663	34.581 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	659	34.864 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	89	34.478 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	159	29.938 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	760	29.938 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	50,000	32.824 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	5,019	24.23 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	239	31.592 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	778	23.366 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	80	23.597 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	103	29.55 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	10	34.745 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	72	33.141 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	96	29.695 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1	24.711 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	175	32.641 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	62	32.776 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	76	30.683 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	119	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	110	33.031 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1	24.712 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	123	24.712 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	73	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	141	24.711 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	665	34.745 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	7,649	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	38	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	112	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,337	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4	25.673 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	10	34.745 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	96	23.597 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3	24.711 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	424	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	23	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	198	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	132	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	132	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	43	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	414	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	12	34.679 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	70	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	122	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	904	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	85	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	129	32.64 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	84	32.64 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	58	32.64 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	789	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	226	32.64 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	98	32.64 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	11	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,818	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	11	31.709 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,934	32.64 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	24	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	40	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	174	32.64 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	636	23.715 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	41	28.772 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	387	28.772 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	72	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	710	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	930	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	222	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	119	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	223	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	43	34.679 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	693	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	39	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	205	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	206	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	350	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,354	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	461	34.563 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7,098	31.546 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,970	31.546 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	10,078	31.546 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,242	31.546 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	283	30.494 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1,928	30.494 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	417	23.492 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	13	34.607 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,659	34.477 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7	34.637 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	312	34.637 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,340	34.637 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,268	34.597 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	631	34.51 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,028	34.51 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,391	34.597 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,487	34.581 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,660	34.864 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,172	34.581 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,659	24.019 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	46,257	33.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	537	34.597 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	37	34.477 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	663	34.51 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	53	34.637 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	231	34.637 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	662	24.019 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	126	34.597 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	626	34.477 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	72	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	95	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	800	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	132	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	197	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	16	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	50	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	90	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	867	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	119	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	39	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	136	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	130	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	98	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	90	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	378	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	238	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	346	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	96	31.627 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	82	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	376	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	224	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	291	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	160	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,698	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	68	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	256	29.518 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	150	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	75	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	304	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	376	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	340	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	721	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	317	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	367	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	251	34.617 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	893	34.617 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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	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	N/A	N/A	N/A	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	N/A	N/A	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:	10/06/2025
Contact name:	Frank Lui
Telephone number:	+44207 996 6418

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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