Form 8.3 - Spectris plc.


    03 July 2025 12:36:55
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 6492P
BNP Paribas London
03 July 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

02/07/2025

(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:

1,992,540

2.0064

-1,061,163

-1.0685

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

391,129

0.3938

-1,294,435

-1.3034

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

0


+0


TOTAL:

2,383,669

2.4002

-2,355,598

-2.3719

 

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

2

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

7

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10

39.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

13

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

15

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

19

39.7800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

22

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

25

40.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

26

40.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

29

39.9110 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

30

40.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

33

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

35

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

35

39.8600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

35

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

36

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

38

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

49

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

51

40.0200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

51

40.0200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

53

39.9600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

57

39.9011 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

58

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

60

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

62

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

63

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

63

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

63

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

63

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

63

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

63

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

64

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

64

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

64

39.8800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

66

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

67

39.8600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

72

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

76

39.8600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

76

39.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

77

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

77

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

77

40.0045 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

81

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

85

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

85

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

87

40.0200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

90

40.2200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

92

39.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

93

40.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

95

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

96

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

101

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

107

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

114

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

140

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

141

40.0200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

146

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

147

39.9200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

148

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

175

40.2899 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

181

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

187

40.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

191

39.8800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

198

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

204

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

213

39.9800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

218

39.6600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

254

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

270

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

297

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

310

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

312

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

317

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

337

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

339

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

350

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

353

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

372

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

375

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

444

39.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

458

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

458

40.2800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

495

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

509

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

515

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

581

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

628

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

663

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

681

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

708

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

715

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

750

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

835

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

864

39.8861 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

903

39.7600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,020

39.6600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,032

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,135

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,170

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,195

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,283

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,341

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,431

39.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,494

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,500

40.1500 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,519

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,584

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,625

40.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,808

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,828

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,862

39.7800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

1,898

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,125

40.1800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,220

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,275

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,290

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,743

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,908

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,945

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

2,975

40.2000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,077

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,173

40.0438 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,274

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,304

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,437

39.8866 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,453

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

3,918

40.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,035

40.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,357

39.7800 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,428

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,549

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

4,599

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

5,000

40.0100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

5,000

40.0321 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

5,601

40.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

5,657

40.0642 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

6,672

39.7600 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

7,179

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

7,369

39.9100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

8,171

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

9,686

40.3000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

9,708

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

9,818

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10,610

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10,612

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10,673

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

10,910

39.9100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

11,029

39.7500 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

11,029

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

12,076

40.3500 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

14,982

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

15,000

40.0100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

15,043

39.9059 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

15,601

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

15,860

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

19,918

40.0642 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

21,547

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

23,037

40.3200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

24,221

40.1402 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

25,000

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

27,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

34,955

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

35,828

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

44,300

39.8781 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

49,824

40.0045 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

50,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

54,623

39.9100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

54,768

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

55,395

39.7473 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

59,162

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

64,292

39.9100 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

87,924

40.3500 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

140,021

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

150,000

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

150,000

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

150,000

39.9200 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

200,000

39.9050 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

225,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

444,374

39.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Purchase

469,264

40.0642 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-352,406

39.8100 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-352,153

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-300,000

39.7167 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-149,293

40.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-147,327

40.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-134,220

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-128,105

40.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-125,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-125,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-115,275

40.1000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-70,125

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-70,000

39.7700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-57,697

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-55,159

40.0049 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-54,271

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-48,500

40.2498 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-36,423

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-36,423

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-33,216

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-32,092

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-30,000

39.7700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-30,000

39.8700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-26,000

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-25,000

39.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-25,000

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-25,000

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-20,395

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-19,581

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-18,965

39.7366 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-18,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-16,568

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-15,893

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-15,687

39.7600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-15,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-15,000

40.4000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-13,800

40.0464 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-11,561

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-10,000

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-10,000

39.8700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-9,933

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-9,699

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-9,118

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-9,000

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-8,298

40.2155 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6,941

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-6,092

39.7869 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5,382

40.2155 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-5,311

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,633

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-4,585

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,634

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,585

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,119

39.8100 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-3,082

39.9200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,904

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,820

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,818

39.8900 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,565

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,272

39.9037 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-2,154

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,966

39.8700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,921

39.7121 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,779

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,701

39.9400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,666

39.7400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,608

39.8000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,546

40.0400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,500

39.7000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,482

39.8200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,454

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-1,370

39.7121 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-961

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-717

39.9561 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-694

39.8300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-644

39.8600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-624

39.9200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-567

39.8100 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-554

39.8300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-462

39.8100 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-457

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-455

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-382

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-364

39.9200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-362

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-346

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-321

39.9000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-292

39.8300 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-288

39.8600 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-278

39.8200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-278

39.8400 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-278

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-278

39.8500 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-278

39.8700 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-184

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-175

39.9128 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-171

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-167

39.9200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-124

39.9128 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-111

39.9920 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-86

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-77

40.0045 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-57

39.9011 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-52

39.9919 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-50

40.0000 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-36

39.9920 GBP

GB0003308607

Sale

-29

39.9110 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

Closing Short Position

96,950

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

1,546

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

412

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

2,096

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

1,494

39.7200 GBP

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

1,150

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

111

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

36

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

52

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

65,250

39.7200

GB0003308607

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

7,500

39.7200

 

(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:

03/07/2025

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.

 

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