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Bank of America Merrill Lynch

12 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:

11/06/2025

(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	288,090	32.2 GBP	31.58 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	165,239	32.1 GBP	31.61 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	Reducing a Short Position	24	32.125 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6	32.137 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	95	32.098 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	960	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	161	32.06 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7,699	32.06 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	37	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	112	32.06 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	42	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	39	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	67	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	10,446	32.06 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,810	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,308	32.06 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,734	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	114	32.094 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	140	32.102 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	56	32.031 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,348	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	467	31.965 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	214	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	144	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	22	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	77	32.066 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	290	31.999 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	224	31.907 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	74	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	96	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	337	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	96	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	93	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	21	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	271	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	270	32.054 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	405	32.054 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	595	32.016 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	506	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	87	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	129	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	73	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	134	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	695	32.044 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	124	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	558	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	118	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	93	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	610	32.112 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	337	32.061 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	712	32.109 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	380	31.895 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	106,876	31.982 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	166	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	56	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	75	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	12	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	21	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	68	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	126	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	105	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	2	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	228	32.182 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	76	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	103	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	238	31.999 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	995	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	552	32.054 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	314	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	110	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	62	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	223	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	939	32.099 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	488	32.017 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	72	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	80	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	18	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	77	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	77	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	182	31.907 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	96	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	383	31.965 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	14,588	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,373	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,916	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,146	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	67,893	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	94,538	32.019 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7,242	32.019 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	25,733	32.019 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	15	32.061 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	77	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	332	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	50	32.106 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	194	32.044 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	47	32.031 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	170	32.044 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	175	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	59	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	101	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	62	32.066 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	204	32.044 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	119	32.05 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	17	32.05 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:	12/06/2025
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.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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