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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

18 June 2025

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:	16 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	PURCHASES	1,936,211	33.6200 GBP	33.0200 GBP
5p ordinary	SALES	1,874,472	33.6200 GBP	33.0000 GBP
5p ordinary	SALES	355	45.4388 USD	45.4388 USD

(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	276	33.3596 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	908	33.3779 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	94	33.3779 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	232	33.4072 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	208	33.4150 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	106	33.4153 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,305	33.4153 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	64	33.4153 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	355	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,228	33.4212 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	50	33.4218 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	473	33.4246 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	334	33.4252 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	184	33.4253 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	280	33.4525 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	160	33.4542 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	100	33.4570 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	210	33.4571 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	230	33.4571 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	57	33.4584 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,667	33.4658 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,342	33.4818 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	43	33.5002 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,702	33.5003 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	27	33.5004 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,768	33.1911 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46,956	33.2357 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46,859	33.2357 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	97	33.2358 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,607	33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	29,259	33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,848	33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,935	33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,844	33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,205	33.3088 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	307	33.3194 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	813	33.3405 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,074	33.3895 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	33.4100 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	61	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	415	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,000	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	33.4268 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,630	33.4288 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	33.4293 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	33.4294 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35,273	33.4447 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,727	33.4447 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,200	33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,919	33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	778	33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,884	33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,886	33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,618	33.4471 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,171	33.4583 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	33.4600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,313	33.4808 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,252	33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,036	33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,230	33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	166	33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,739	33.4987 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	400	33.4988 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	129	33.5093 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	33.5257 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,000	33.5400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	82,455	33.5429 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,626	33.5543 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,000	33.5600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	241	33.5671 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,731	33.6124 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	469	33.6124 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	600	33.3194 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	33.3600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	190	33.3895 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	147	33.4066 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,078	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	36	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	173	33.4295 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,325	33.4366 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,687	33.4486 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	590	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	593	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,216	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	529	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	478	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	420	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	131	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	788	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	509	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	725	33.4520 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	846	33.4567 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	440	33.5073 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,154	33.5642 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,000	33.0956 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	331	33.1664 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	317	33.1806 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	108	33.1867 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,000	33.2000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,000	33.2600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	242,353	33.2736 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37,376	33.2736 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	108	33.3000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,868	33.3257 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	213	33.3298 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	230,833	33.3857 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35,599	33.3857 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,074	33.4072 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	115	33.4173 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,553	33.4180 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	241	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,259	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	33.4200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25	33.4201 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,535	33.4298 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,650	33.4403 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,752	33.4605 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	402	33.4627 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	124	33.5000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	545	33.5074 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:	18 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.

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

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