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22 August 2025 23:06:14
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AMENDMENT
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Spectris plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Financial advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
20 August 2025 |
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(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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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5p ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
330,253
541,077 |
40.4211 GBP
40.4400 GBP |
40.3000 GBP
40.2788 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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5p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short |
350 11,590 1,113 4,714 11 1,026
99 109 90 12 6 16,268 93 1,615 200 365 80,490
400 3,019 500 3,498 38
125,888 37 69 812 5,447 235 1,626 10,898 4,702 9,275 111 403 |
40.3745 GBP 40.3757 GBP 40.3926 GBP 40.3966 GBP 40.4028 GBP 40.4061 GBP
40.2788 GBP 40.3207 GBP 40.3236 GBP 40.3294 GBP 40.3560 GBP 40.3639 GBP 40.3656 GBP 40.3717 GBP 40.3850 GBP 40.3960 GBP 40.4000 GBP
40.3372 GBP 40.3645 GBP 40.3772 GBP 40.3912 GBP 40.3982 GBP
40.3202 GBP 40.3493 GBP 40.3640 GBP 40.3644 GBP 40.3703 GBP 40.3704 GBP 40.3799 GBP 40.3905 GBP 40.3970 GBP 40.4000 GBP 40.4006 GBP 40.4043 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
22 August 2025 |
Contact name: |
Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number: |
44 2034 936359 |
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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