Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI SPECTRIS PLC Replacement.


    23 June 2025 11:40:55
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RNS Number : 9938N
Barclays PLC
23 June 2025
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 6057N published at 11:54 on 19/06/2025, changes made to section 1c.

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 

SPECTRIS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

SPECTRIS PLC

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

18 Jun 2025

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

 

 

1,101,678

1.11%

864,768

0.87%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

657,391

0.66%

889,546

0.90%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,759,069

1.77%

1,754,314

1.77%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchase

315,842

33.5166  GBP

32.9600  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

244,623

33.4900  GBP

32.9896  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

49,480

33.0798  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,442

33.1398  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

182,809

33.2891  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

33.3429  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

33.4734  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

154

32.9896  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

82

33.0414  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,014

33.0534  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,286

33.0746  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

503

33.0874  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

147

33.0950  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,378

33.1000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,871

33.1004  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

644

33.1170  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,729

33.1265  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,035

33.1307  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,911

33.1364  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,779

33.1436  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

787

33.1443  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

482

33.1546  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,024

33.1786  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,913

33.1849  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,688

33.2047  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,748

33.2209  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,902

33.2757  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

78

33.2764  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,508

33.2966  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,409

33.3308  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,838

33.3338  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,754

33.3530  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,751

33.4195  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

635

33.4206  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

145

33.4303  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,196

33.4337  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,594

33.4397  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

113

33.4400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25

33.4453  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

214

33.4583  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,423

33.4600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12

33.0400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

105

33.0600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29

33.0710  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

241

33.0724  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

960

33.0732  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

136

33.0745  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

110

33.0872  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,674

33.0965  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,016

33.1221  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

324

33.1290  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

444

33.1393  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

164

33.1396  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

129

33.2097  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

62

33.2600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74

33.2795  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

921

33.2896  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,474

33.2908  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,773

33.3013  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,811

33.3180  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,964

33.3218  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,175

33.3274  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,707

33.3616  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

195

33.3800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69

33.4504  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,460

33.4600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43

33.4626  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

960

33.5166  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

409

32.9438  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

522

33.2903  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,355

33.4429  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,450

33.4600  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

244

33.4613  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

312

33.4755  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

212

33.4864  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,183

33.0600  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,537

33.2461  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

32,542

33.4600  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

23 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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