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02 July 2025 14:44:21
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AMENDMENT
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: |
26 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 |
508,299
321,727 |
38.8000 GBP
38.8000 GBP |
38.1400 GBP
38.1300 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
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2,064 606 394 249 1,092 3,931 10,285
53 1 166 4,027 8,582 501 90 4,715 189 19 285 5,000 292 46 7,036
300 2,166 3,572 4,085 17,772 284 6,001 5,458 3,515 1,738 16 94
128 769 148 1,714 100,000 713 6 15,000 57 2,131 23,546 3,973 4,182 15,000 13,043 1 106 367 5,305 7,500 75,000 18,000 7,393 17 |
38.1723 GBP 38.4636 GBP 38.6205 GBP 38.6476 GBP 38.7053 GBP 38.7597 GBP 38.7600 GBP
38.1541 GBP 38.1562 GBP 38.2723 GBP 38.5451 GBP 38.5537 GBP 38.6509 GBP 38.6543 GBP 38.6552 GBP 38.6561 GBP 38.6563 GBP 38.6652 GBP 38.6984 GBP 38.7134 GBP 38.7188 GBP 38.7600 GBP
38.1773 GBP 38.5756 GBP 38.5757 GBP 38.5823 GBP 38.6279 GBP 38.6773 GBP 38.7515 GBP 38.7519 GBP 38.7538 GBP 38.7561 GBP 38.7575 GBP 38.7583 GBP
38.1399 GBP 38.1448 GBP 38.1516 GBP 38.1951 GBP 38.2191 GBP 38.2686 GBP 38.5205 GBP 38.5507 GBP 38.5640 GBP 38.5722 GBP 38.5861 GBP 38.5908 GBP 38.5946 GBP 38.6047 GBP 38.6060 GBP 38.6600 GBP 38.6612 GBP 38.6637 GBP 38.6770 GBP 38.6793 GBP 38.7323 GBP 38.7394 GBP 38.7606 GBP 38.7639 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: |
02 July 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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