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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

24 June 2025

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:	23 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

908,137

38.0200 GBP

33.0441 GBP

5p ordinary

SALES

1,099,928

38.0400 GBP

37.0905 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
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,226	37.8770 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,216	37.8770 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	612	37.8788 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	769	37.8801 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,898	37.8989 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,520	37.9258 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	430	37.9258 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	128	37.9259 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	152	37.9259 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	962	37.9365 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	198	37.9389 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,869	37.9584 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	170	37.9711 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	301	37.9714 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	358	37.9714 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,007	37.9714 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,753	37.9794 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	522	37.2200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	47	37.2200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	228	37.2200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	297	37.2200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	54	37.2200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	852	37.2200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	269	37.3000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,616	37.4497 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	379	37.4497 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	610	37.4497 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	486	37.4497 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,834	37.4497 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,000	37.5375 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,432	37.5800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	39	37.6223 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30	37.6600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	99	37.7375 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	219	37.7774 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,317	37.7975 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30	37.7982 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,190	37.8186 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,072	37.8265 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34,694	37.8265 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,238	37.8319 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,604	37.8432 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,750	37.8432 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22	37.8599 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	159	37.8758 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34,694	37.8765 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,072	37.8765 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	172	37.8926 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	146	37.8966 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	447	37.9132 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	31	37.9174 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,258	37.9265 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,755	37.9265 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,004	37.9324 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	215	37.9357 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,506	37.9382 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,587	37.9382 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	735	37.9382 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,898	37.9382 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	640	37.9400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,416	37.9400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,029	37.9400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,095	37.9400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	820	37.9400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40	37.9423 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	148	37.9482 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	712	37.9482 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	422	37.9482 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,304	37.9482 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	37.9579 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	37.9674 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	379	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,473	37.9823 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,221	37.9928 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,853	37.9928 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,689	37.9928 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	594	37.9928 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	42	37.5949 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	37	37.7375 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,421	37.7672 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	557	37.7672 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33	37.8667 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	126	37.9258 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15	37.9259 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	138	37.9259 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	885	37.9259 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	918	37.9259 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	47	37.9259 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	26	37.9263 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	662	37.9342 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	32,593	37.9528 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,136	37.9690 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	37.9700 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,753	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,772	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,168	37.9812 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,111	37.9812 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	906	37.9842 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,179	37.0905 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,424	37.0905 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20,089	37.0905 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,858	37.0905 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,150	37.0905 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,401	37.0905 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	100	37.3902 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,900	37.3902 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,078	37.5611 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	157	37.5915 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	583	37.6187 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	274	37.6713 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	310	37.7305 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	158	37.7400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	86	37.7477 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	213,123	37.7478 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	32,869	37.7478 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,300	37.7600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,000	37.7636 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	150	37.7681 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	65,235	37.7801 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,059	37.7801 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	104	37.7852 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	41	37.8034 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	266	37.8500 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	129	37.8788 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,819	37.9172 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,001	37.9533 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,699	37.9533 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21,181	37.9555 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	38,472	37.9646 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	818	37.9716 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,190	37.9792 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	98	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	66	37.9800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	37.9900 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:	24 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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