Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI SPECTRIS PLC Replacement

Barclays PLC
23 June 2025
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 4205M published at 11:42 on 11/06/2025, changes made to section 1c

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:

 

10 Jun 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:

 

 

809,159

0.82%

809,666

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

604,813

0.61%

569,627

0.57%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,413,972

1.43%

1,379,293

1.39%

(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

643,306

32.7000  GBP

31.8174  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

653,794

32.7000  GBP

31.8000  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

Increasing Long

843

31.8167  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,134

31.9446  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

104

31.9788  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,862

32.0147  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,306

32.0163  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,401

32.0359  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

754

32.0387  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12

32.0388  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,407

32.0400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,689

32.0433  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,630

32.0535  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,320

32.0549  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

443

32.0786  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,042

32.0825  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80

32.0912  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,675

32.0984  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46

32.1167  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,240

32.1207  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,088

32.1333  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,713

32.1389  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,780

32.1474  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

549

32.1542  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

32.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,976

32.1601  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26

32.1666  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,544

32.1858  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,458

32.1860  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,249

32.1951  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

547

32.2000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,331

32.2199  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

972

32.2203  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,695

32.2213  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,620

32.2513  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,661

32.2541  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,642

32.2895  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

451

32.3460  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

265

32.3816  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

99

32.3969  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

930

32.4023  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

360

32.4856  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

378

32.5253  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

312

31.8707  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,400

31.9223  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,938

31.9403  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

404

31.9428  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,247

31.9481  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

124

31.9635  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

524

31.9701  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,564

31.9778  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,306

32.0111  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

538

32.0171  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,330

32.0356  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,567

32.0385  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

428

32.0400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,858

32.0406  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

219

32.0408  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

170

32.0448  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23

32.0560  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,396

32.0646  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

480

32.0664  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,380

32.0703  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,835

32.0803  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

685

32.0831  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

32.0890  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,775

32.0894  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,079

32.0934  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41

32.1131  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

102

32.1132  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,000

32.1385  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

174

32.1589  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

960

32.1664  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

480

32.1864  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

497

32.2006  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,537

32.2162  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48

32.2804  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3

32.3133  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,619

32.3256  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

892

32.3411  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

255

32.3545  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75,509

32.5000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

32.5406  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,248

32.6142  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

61

32.7000  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

120

31.9400  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

627

32.0400  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,550

32.0550  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

656

32.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,443

32.1143  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,658

32.2086  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

304

32.7000  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

348

32.0197  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

791

32.0281  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

22,451

32.0398  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,076

32.0400  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,278

32.0425  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,293

32.0600  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:

23 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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