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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

05 August 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:	01 August 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	705,413	40.8900 GBP	39.8390 GBP
5p ordinary	SALES	393,465	40.9000 GBP	39.8315 GBP
5p ordinary	PURCHASES	1,503	54.0824 USD	54.0824 USD
5p ordinary	SALES	1,503	54.0824 USD	54.0824 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	165	39.8315 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	84	39.8512 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,630	40.6473 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	553	40.7739 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	849	40.7766 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	33	40.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	552	39.8596 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	716	39.8600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	131	39.9264 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	102	39.9264 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	28,912	39.9587 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52,048	39.9762 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,164	39.9957 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,645	40.1521 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	68	40.3200 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27	40.3274 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	37	40.3903 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,091	40.4564 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,280	40.4605 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	720	40.4605 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,548	40.5121 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	48,465	40.6661 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,107	40.6661 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,914	40.6661 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,307	40.6714 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,621	40.6714 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	542	40.6714 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,542	40.6714 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34,734	40.6902 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,293	40.7213 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,520	40.7213 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,542	40.7213 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,686	40.7213 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,959	40.7213 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,959	40.7353 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,686	40.7353 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,520	40.7353 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,293	40.7353 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,542	40.7353 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,000	40.7434 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,790	40.7458 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,412	40.7458 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,842	40.7458 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,883	40.7458 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,680	40.7458 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	696	40.7600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	357	40.7600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,472	40.7600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,530	40.7600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	466	40.7600 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	163	40.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,686	40.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	414	40.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,280	40.7824 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	720	40.7824 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10	40.7880 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,628	40.7985 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,852	40.8086 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,739	40.4349 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	225	40.6159 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,795	40.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	109	40.7861 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,327	40.8034 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	198	40.8034 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,425	40.8034 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	794	40.8034 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	776	40.8066 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,142	40.8066 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	265	40.8066 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	67	40.8066 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,861	40.2772 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28,412	40.5322 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	52,048	40.5391 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,424	40.5393 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	68	40.6473 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	898	40.7784 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,686	40.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	262	40.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51	40.7861 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	882	40.7893 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	812	40.8154 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:	05 August 2025
Contact name:	Claire Gordon
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-8893

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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