Form 8.3 - Spectris plc.


    26 June 2025 23:02:40
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 5990O
BNP Paribas London
26 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:

BNP Paribas 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

25/06/2025

(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"

No

If YES, specify which:

 

 

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:

 

GB0003308607 (5p ordinary)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

1,735,788

1.7482

-1,061,394

-1.0690

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

404,950

0.4079

-1,280,274

-1.2895

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0


+0


TOTAL:

2,140,738

2.1561

-2,341,668

-2.3585

 

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

GB0003308607

Purchase

37

38.1608 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

45

38.2600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

54

38.2800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

55

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

72

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

80

44.4000 EUR

GB0003308607

Purchase

104

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

105

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

109

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

110

38.2800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

110

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

195

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

237

38.2800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

242

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

269

38.1985 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

457

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

500

38.3600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

866

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

907

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,488

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,860

38.2667 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,373

38.2656 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10,901

38.2026 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

37,564

38.2216 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

41,520

38.2880 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

45,000

38.3022 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

60,000

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

449,547

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-100,000

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-100,000

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-50,000

38.2500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-32,000

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-30,000

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-15,503

38.2600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-9,710

38.1700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-9,461

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-9,091

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-8,215

38.2500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-8,123

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-7,427

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6,683

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6,680

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5,699

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5,003

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5,000

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5,000

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,873

38.1700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,825

38.2400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,464

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,420

38.2500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,398

38.2400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,309

38.2412 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,280

38.1300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,231

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,113

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,900

38.2523 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,799

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,617

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,373

38.2656 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,317

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,308

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,126

38.3129 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,907

38.1622 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,834

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,830

38.1700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,676

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,220

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,166

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,140

38.2334 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,067

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,889

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,774

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,762

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,713

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,707

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,694

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,638

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,624

38.3600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,579

38.1622 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,555

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,460

38.1300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,447

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,422

38.1941 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,415

38.1500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,385

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,381

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,381

38.2700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,376

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,295

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,292

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,290

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,273

38.3300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,230

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,205

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,150

38.2400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,133

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,090

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,022

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,002

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-986

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-961

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-928

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-927

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-846

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-828

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-827

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-824

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-815

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-797

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-794

38.2400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-752

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-739

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-705

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-700

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-687

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-669

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-661

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-636

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-618

38.1400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-615

38.1543 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-607

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-601

38.3300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-600

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-591

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-589

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-578

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-570

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-567

38.3427 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-566

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-557

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-553

38.1700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-535

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-534

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-500

38.3600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-495

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-492

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-479

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-478

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-473

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-472

38.2799 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-446

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-441

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-428

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-428

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-421

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-417

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-394

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-387

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-384

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-383

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-379

38.1500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-374

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-371

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-370

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-358

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-355

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-349

38.1500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-332

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-330

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-330

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-326

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-326

38.1941 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-324

38.1500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-316

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-313

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-312

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-311

38.1622 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-298

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-290

38.3300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-285

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-284

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-284

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-280

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-277

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-274

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-271

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-246

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-238

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-237

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-232

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-232

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-229

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-220

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-215

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-213

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-210

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-210

38.3130 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-210

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-195

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-191

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-187

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-177

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-175

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-174

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-170

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-169

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-168

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-167

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-157

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-156

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-155

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-154

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-154

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-152

38.1622 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-150

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-145

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-144

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-143

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-143

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-143

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-138

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-131

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-122

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-120

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-119

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-112

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-111

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-106

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-104

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-101

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-98

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-93

38.3300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-91

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-90

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-89

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-88

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-83

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-83

38.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-80

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-80

44.4000 EUR

GB0003308607

Sale

-79

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-76

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-76

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-75

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-71

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-71

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-70

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-69

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-69

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-67

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-67

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-66

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-64

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-63

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-62

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-61

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-59

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-56

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-54

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-53

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-40

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-38

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-37

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-31

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-29

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-25

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-25

38.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-23

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-23

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-22

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-22

38.3400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-21

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-18

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-15

38.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-14

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-11

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-10

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-10

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-8

38.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-7

38.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5

38.1800 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

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

521

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

2,643

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

615

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

254

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

7,155

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

968

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

4,867

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-37,564

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-37

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-9,225

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-44,380

38.1600

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

3,498

38.1600 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

402

38.1600 GBP

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(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

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

No

 

 

Date of disclosure:


Contact name:

Compliance Control Room

Telephone number*:

0207 595 9695

 

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.

 

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