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17 June 2025 11:31:20
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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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Spectris plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Financial advisor to KKR & CO INV. |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
16 June 2025 |
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(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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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5p ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
686,288
507,751 |
33.6000 GBP
33.6472 GBP |
32.9200 GBP
33.0300 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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5p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a Long Position
Opening a Short Position
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234 6,083 9,055 1,283
7 89 77 927 940 6 78 1,649 1,161 2,312 5,475 67 1,666 10,000 657
1,685 3,933 11,992 3,000 76 54,844 57 46 256 97 95 5,728 638 1,274
741 6,000 1,978 25,000 129 4,500 15,000 10,396 20,000 54 232 1 2,310 1,197 115 2,592 22,000 1,484 606
2,682 2,633 534 39 72,296 388
5 5 5 5 5 5 |
33.3294 GBP 33.4200 GBP 33.5079 GBP 33.5610 GBP
33.2938 GBP 33.3045 GBP 33.3100 GBP 33.3438 GBP 33.3442 GBP 33.3467 GBP 33.3919 GBP 33.4167 GBP 33.4195 GBP 33.4202 GBP 33.4309 GBP 33.4359 GBP 33.4362 GBP 33.5142 GBP 33.5248 GBP
33.2373 GBP 33.2587 GBP 33.2719 GBP 33.3838 GBP 33.4090 GBP 33.4102 GBP 33.4167 GBP 33.4177 GBP 33.4200 GBP 33.4218 GBP 33.4219 GBP 33.4230 GBP 33.4242 GBP 33.4752 GBP
32.9733 GBP 33.1293 GBP 33.2155 GBP 33.2469 GBP 33.2921 GBP 33.3770 GBP 33.3894 GBP 33.4205 GBP 33.4526 GBP 33.4592 GBP 33.4643 GBP 33.4900 GBP 33.4922 GBP 33.5048 GBP 33.5281 GBP 33.5496 GBP 33.5598 GBP 33.5634 GBP 33.5904 GBP
33.1642 GBP 33.4200 GBP 33.4280 GBP 33.4800 GBP 33.5000 GBP 33.5069 GBP
33.2830 GBP 33.3630 GBP 33.3830 GBP 33.4030 GBP 33.5030 GBP 33.5630 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
17 June 2025 |
Contact name: |
Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number: |
44 2034 936359 |
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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