Form 8.3 - Spectris plc.


    12 June 2025 12:48:53
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RNS Number : 6263M
BNP Paribas London
12 June 2025
 

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:

BNP Paribas SA

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Spectris plc

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:


(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

11/06/2025

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

No

If YES, specify which:

 

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

 

GB0003308607 (5p ordinary)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

980,147

0.9877

-622,611

-0.6274

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

279,058

0.2812

-556,183

-0.5605

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0


+0


TOTAL:

1,259,205

1.2689

-1,178,794

-1.1879

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:


Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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

Purchase/sale

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

GB0003308607

Purchase

2

31.9600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

5

32.0028 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

6

32.0111 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

7

31.9891 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10

32.0067 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

13

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

15

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

15

32.0607 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

18

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

19

32.0035 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

22

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

41

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

48

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

49

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

64

31.6400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

64

32.0602 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

66

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

77

32.1064 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

80

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

87

32.0083 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

87

32.0234 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

90

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

91

32.0061 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

99

32.0036 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

130

32.1064 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

139

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

145

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

148

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

151

32.0696 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

169

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

202

32.2100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

228

31.6200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

246

32.0384 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

258

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

270

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

271

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

321

32.1064 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

344

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

348

31.9600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

354

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

362

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

367

31.9900 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

371

32.0601 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

375

31.9600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

390

31.6800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

401

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

475

31.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

482

31.6800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

488

31.6800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

488

32.2400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

492

31.9900 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

499

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

499

32.0100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

506

32.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

515

32.1200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

521

31.9900 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

521

32.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

525

31.9700 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

545

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

546

32.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

551

31.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

571

31.9500 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

580

32.0601 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

597

32.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

618

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

632

31.9700 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

672

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

686

31.9700 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

687

31.9500 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

690

31.6600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

696

31.9400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

700

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

713

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

725

31.9157 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

733

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

749

31.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

766

32.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

786

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

823

31.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

845

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

850

31.9681 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

857

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

915

31.9600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

944

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

964

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

988

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,040

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,056

31.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,058

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,111

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,114

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,157

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,212

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,220

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,241

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,250

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,375

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,477

32.1200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,483

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,512

31.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,539

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,543

31.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,591

31.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,670

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,815

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,827

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,836

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,842

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,869

32.1064 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,930

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,985

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,996

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,159

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,161

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,338

32.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,550

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,823

32.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,921

32.1064 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,239

32.0480 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,327

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,404

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,505

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,586

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,701

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,713

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,007

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,063

31.8755 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,581

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,725

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,772

31.6200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,895

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

5,333

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

5,847

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

6,296

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

6,633

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

6,649

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

6,884

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

7,443

31.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

7,723

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

8,039

32.1064 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

9,052

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10,463

32.1200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10,963

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

13,050

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

13,944

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

16,143

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

19,507

32.0200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

20,324

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

20,732

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

22,225

31.9400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

22,540

31.9930 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

24,188

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

28,514

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

29,927

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

35,000

31.8600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

35,935

32.1023 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

38,448

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

52,729

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

66,607

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-127,513

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-37,657

31.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-36,500

32.0414 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-20,974

31.8248 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-12,773

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-8,444

32.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-8,366

31.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6,583

31.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6,294

31.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6,141

31.8263 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5,474

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,564

32.0936 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,757

31.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,549

32.0460 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,443

32.0936 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,400

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,400

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,228

32.0893 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,149

31.9788 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,058

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-934

32.0936 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-786

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-725

32.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-725

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-700

32.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-278

31.8870 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-246

32.0537 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-151

32.0696 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-118

32.0460 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-99

32.0036 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-91

32.0061 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-87

32.0234 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-41

31.9600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-19

32.0035 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-10

32.0067 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-7

31.9891 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6

32.0111 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5

32.0028 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

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Opening Long Position

2,443

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Opening Short Position

-1,220

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Opening Short Position

-8,169

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Opening Short Position

-339,222

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Opening Short Position

-9,306

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

27,115

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

4,564

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

934

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-2,240

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-92

32.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-385

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-3,501

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-774

32.1000

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

1,220

32.1000 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









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.         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 person 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 person 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

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

No

 

 

Date of disclosure:

12/06/2025

Contact name:

Compliance Control Room

Telephone number*:

0207 595 9695

 

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

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

 

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