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BNP Paribas London

01 August 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	31/07/2025
(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:	3,137,386	3.1588	-965,738	-0.9723
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	234,052	0.2356	-2,446,784	-2.4635
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0		+0
TOTAL:	3,371,438	3.3944	-3,412,522	-3.4358

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	39.8736 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2	39.8940 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	5	39.8762 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	9	39.8796 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	13	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	52	39.8800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	57	39.9043 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	67	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	89	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	159	39.8400 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	183	39.8874 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	193	39.8600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	194	39.8600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	219	39.8874 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	227	39.8600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	240	39.8600 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	266	39.8874 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	611	39.8874 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	704	39.8800 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	803	39.8824 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,245	39.9057 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,313	39.9043 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	1,507	39.9057 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	2,174	39.8849 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4,249	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4,381	39.8874 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	4,507	39.9057 GBP
GB0003308607	Purchase	24,822	39.9057 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-9,931	39.8600 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-6,166	39.8600 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-5,736	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-3,036	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-1,008	39.8800 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-912	39.9200 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-611	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-600	39.9400 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-426	39.9300 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-426	39.9300 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-300	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-300	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-300	39.9200 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-300	39.9200 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-300	39.9300 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-300	39.9400 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-121	39.8800 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-80	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-5	39.8762 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-3	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-2	39.8736 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-2	39.8940 GBP
GB0003308607	Sale	-1	40.0000 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 Long Position	-29,203	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Closing Long Position	-57	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Closing Long Position	-1,464	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	5,736	39.9000 USD
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Reducing Long Position	-1,773	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Reducing Long Position	-1,313	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Reducing Long Position	-4,078	39.9000 GBP
GB0003308607	Contract for Difference	Reducing Long Position	-1,223	39.9000 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

(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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	01/08/2025
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.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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Form 8.3 -Spectris plc.

Date of disclosure:

Contact name:

Telephone number*:

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