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Societe Generale SA

16 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:	SOCIETE GENERALE 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	13/06/2025
(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"	N/A

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:	5p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	1,535,873	1.55	155,623	0.16
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	131,373	0.13	2,896	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	1,667,246	1.68	158,519	0.16

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 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	1	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	1	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	1	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	1	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	5	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	5	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	6	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	18	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	28	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	30	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	46	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	52	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	62	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	65	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	75	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	111	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	146	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	148	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	183	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	251	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	263	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	271	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	311	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	320	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	337	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	365	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	596	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	742	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	787	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	789	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	804	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,002	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,329	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,361	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	3,710	31.58
5p ordinary	Purchase	95	31.76
5p ordinary	Purchase	16	31.7
5p ordinary	Purchase	38	31.9
5p ordinary	Purchase	41	31.88
5p ordinary	Purchase	42	31.9
5p ordinary	Purchase	50	31.7
5p ordinary	Purchase	61	31.7
5p ordinary	Purchase	70	31.9
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	31.9
5p ordinary	Purchase	84	31.88
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	31.88
5p ordinary	Purchase	102	31.8
5p ordinary	Purchase	108	31.82
5p ordinary	Purchase	126	31.82
5p ordinary	Purchase	164	31.68
5p ordinary	Purchase	111,882	31.72
5p ordinary	Sale	528	31.57737
5p ordinary	Sale	1,478	31.57738
5p ordinary	Sale	110	31.57782
5p ordinary	Sale	370	31.62368
5p ordinary	Sale	132	31.62364
5p ordinary	Sale	246	31.77366
5p ordinary	Sale	88	31.77364
5p ordinary	Sale	132	31.61181
5p ordinary	Sale	369	31.61178
5p ordinary	Sale	113	31.61232
5p ordinary	Sale	266	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	596	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	330	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	886	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	181	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	29	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	2,851	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	697	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	696	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	222	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	2,525	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	129	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	4,561	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	17	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	163	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	1,244	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	116	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	91	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	1,411	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	373	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	92	31.58
5p ordinary	Sale	88	31.9
5p ordinary	Sale	92	31.9
5p ordinary	Sale	3	31.64
5p ordinary	Sale	10	31.64
5p ordinary	Sale	91	31.9
5p ordinary	Sale	93	31.64
5p ordinary	Sale	87	31.9
5p ordinary	Sale	134	31.86
5p ordinary	Sale	134	31.88
5p ordinary	Sale	134	31.9
5p ordinary	Sale	135	31.7
5p ordinary	Sale	135	31.72
5p ordinary	Sale	152	31.66
5p ordinary	Sale	50	31.78
5p ordinary	Sale	130	31.84

(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 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	528	31.57737
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,478	31.57738
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	110	31.57782
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	370	31.62368
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	132	31.62364
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	246	31.77366
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	88	31.77364
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	132	31.61181
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	369	31.61178
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	113	31.61232
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	266	31.58

(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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	16/06/2025
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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.

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

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