Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI SPECTRIS PLC.


    12 August 2025 11:03:47
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RNS Number : 9999U
Barclays PLC
12 August 2025
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 

SPECTRIS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

SPECTRIS PLC

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

11 Aug 2025

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

5p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,677,409

2.70%

555,946

0.56%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

393,477

0.40%

2,521,923

2.54%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,070,886

3.09%

3,077,869

3.10%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchase

808,794

40.3400  GBP

40.1200  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,164,145

40.3400  GBP

39.9800  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,000

40.0938  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,000

40.1107  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

40.2139  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,903

40.2680  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

523

40.1208  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,393

40.1298  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,907

40.1300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,547

40.1393  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,401

40.1485  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,744

40.1534  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,958

40.1665  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,903

40.1871  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,887

40.1935  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,783

40.2048  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,865

40.2172  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

915

40.2200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,000

40.2219  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,000

40.2279  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,239

40.2617  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,800

40.2644  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

721

40.2780  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,035

40.2835  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

247

40.3170  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

40.3200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,463

40.3218  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,992

40.3248  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

968

40.3371  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,316

40.3376  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46

40.3393  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,109

40.3396  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,653

40.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,363

40.1250  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

162

40.1263  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

248

40.1294  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,393

40.1315  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,939

40.1320  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,178

40.1360  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

709

40.1399  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,460

40.1400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

414

40.1407  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,896

40.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,130

40.1647  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

407

40.1681  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,427

40.1723  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,228

40.1773  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,829

40.1792  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,391

40.1795  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,121

40.1984  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,365

40.2002  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84

40.2034  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

318

40.2082  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,879

40.2093  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,561

40.2108  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46

40.2197  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,288

40.2215  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

865

40.2344  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69

40.2390  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109

40.2400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

911

40.2402  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,442

40.2410  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,145

40.2431  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,200

40.2498  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,213

40.2672  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,190

40.2880  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

314

40.2882  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,513

40.2984  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,452

40.3016  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,580

40.3071  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,933

40.3146  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,134

40.3151  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

298

40.3163  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

252

40.3365  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,878

40.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

394,794

39.9800  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,190

40.1751  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,113

40.1910  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

28,277

40.2065  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

214

40.2372  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

52,721

40.2604  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

232

40.2823  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

47,929

40.2896  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

263

40.2963  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

56,836

40.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,889

40.1752  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

10,880

40.1774  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

27,119

40.1987  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

78

40.2369  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,871

40.2400  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

60,035

40.2402  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

25,616

40.2484  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

25,838

40.2571  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

57,841

40.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,500

40.1300  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

12 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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