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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI SPECTRIS PLC.

    13 August 2025 23:05:59
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 1877V
Barclays PLC
13 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:

 

12 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:

 

 

2,982,308

3.00%

498,164

0.50%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

279,197

0.28%

2,770,592

2.79%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,261,505

3.28%

3,268,756

3.29%

(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

616,440

40.3800  GBP

40.1400  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

253,759

40.3800  GBP

40.2800  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

3,897

40.3214  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

657

40.2987  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22

40.3000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,267

40.3065  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,305

40.3076  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,451

40.3098  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

286

40.3133  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,875

40.3150  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,962

40.3187  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,921

40.3197  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,981

40.3200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,889

40.3202  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

974

40.3210  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,356

40.3266  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70

40.3297  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

702

40.3308  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

87

40.3432  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52

40.3503  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

604

40.3623  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

40.1400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

40.1480  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,000

40.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,111

40.3032  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

321

40.3077  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,063

40.3088  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

90

40.3100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,742

40.3149  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,012

40.3157  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,306

40.3165  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

169

40.3192  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,515

40.3193  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,443

40.3198  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65,659

40.3200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

736

40.3210  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,557

40.3216  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,939

40.3220  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,029

40.3227  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,395

40.3239  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,143

40.3243  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,861

40.3254  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

40.3260  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,798

40.3275  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,869

40.3287  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,434

40.3322  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,337

40.3377  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

117

40.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

160

40.3403  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

577

40.3427  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,639

40.3556  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

318

40.3572  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,124

40.3624  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47

40.3800  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

26,266

40.3143  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

107,528

40.3200  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,824

40.3241  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,151

40.3262  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,289

40.3294  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

73

40.3550  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,331

40.3092  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,513

40.3117  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,214

40.3133  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,896

40.3168  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

28,396

40.3199  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

138,261

40.3200  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,838

40.3361  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,429

40.3800  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:

13 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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