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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

11 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:	10 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

351,649

32.7000 GBP

31.8000 GBP

5p ordinary

PURCHASES

422,449

32.7800 GBP

31.8000 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	2,423	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,959	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,703	32.0413 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	762	32.0427 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,306	32.0561 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,840	32.0731 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,704	32.1008 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,140	32.1090 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	98	32.1371 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	147	32.1740 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	174	32.1857 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,492	32.2002 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	226	32.2105 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	38	32.3982 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21	32.3994 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,268	32.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,700	32.4564 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,000	31.8333 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	889	31.9993 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7	32.0029 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,988	32.0296 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	312	32.0296 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,964	32.0296 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,050	32.0296 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,268	32.0296 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,296	32.0296 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	675	32.0399 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,993	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	351	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,224	32.0494 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	331	32.0494 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	939	32.1376 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,293	32.1557 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,189	32.1916 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,000	32.2007 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,326	32.2931 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,432	32.2931 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,468	32.2931 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	546	32.2931 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,760	32.2931 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,460	32.2931 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,279	32.3408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,640	32.3408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,833	32.3408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,058	32.3408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,190	32.3408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	32.5296 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,510	32.5384 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	31.8600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15	31.9993 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	98	32.0029 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	717	32.0111 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	404	32.0111 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,206	32.0111 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	400	32.0111 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,522	32.0111 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	196	32.0111 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,305	32.0343 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	60,806	32.0381 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7	32.0386 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,375	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,679	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	103	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	72	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,315	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	578	32.1553 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	762	32.1557 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	228	32.1559 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	386	32.1916 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,357	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,541	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,636	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,353	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,385	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	420	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,700	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,900	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,906	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,523	32.2297 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	71	32.3190 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,000	31.8361 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	897	32.0079 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	71,312	32.0215 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,566	32.0252 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,844	32.0267 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	137	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,442	32.0400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,586	32.0507 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,760	32.0946 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,798	32.1001 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,047	32.1001 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	455	32.1172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,189	32.1740 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7	32.1857 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	739	32.1863 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,386	32.2693 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	583	32.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	414	32.4236 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,769	32.5637 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:	11 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.

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