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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

09 July 2025

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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, L.P.
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	07 July 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	268,468	40.4000 GBP	39.7960 GBP
5p ordinary	SALES	113,843	40.4000 GBP	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	SALES	431	54.2824 USD	54.2824 USD

(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	5	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	431	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	840	39.8086 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,138	39.8093 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,125	39.8093 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,139	39.8093 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,132	39.8323 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,152	39.8986 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,613	39.9523 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	198	39.9523 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	201	39.9523 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	309	40.0778 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	92	39.7940 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,600	39.8060 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	400	39.8060 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40,368	39.8787 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,648	39.8787 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,979	39.8798 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,005	39.8798 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34	39.9653 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,076	39.9703 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,539	40.0597 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,912	40.0711 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,986	40.0711 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	670	40.0711 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,432	40.0711 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	57,729	40.1319 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	40.1400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	857	40.1408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	174	40.1408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	493	40.1408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,643	40.1408 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	322	39.8024 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	461	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	609	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	255	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	328	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,544	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	102	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	259	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	323	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	613	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	224	39.8896 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3	39.8933 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	214	39.9703 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	782	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	512	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,694	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,000	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	91	39.8000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20	39.9005 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9	39.9111 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	935	39.9400 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	833	39.9600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	23	40.0443 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35	40.1000 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	814	40.1263 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	40.2000 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:	09 July 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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