26 aug 25   bkofa merrill lynch - 20250822_spectris plc_8.5 ept ri_mli spectris plc | sxs | 3,005 0 0.0% | mkt cap: 2,985m    rns number : 5251w bank of america merrill lynch 25 august 2025   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: merrill lynch international (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: spectris plc (d) date dealing undertaken: 22/08/2025 (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 purchase 1,388 40.42 gbp 40.38 gbp 5p ordinary sale 945 40.42 gbp 40.39 gbp   (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 swaps - equity swaps opening a short position 32 40.392463 gbp 5p ordinary swaps - equity swaps reducing a long position 91 40.392463 gbp 5p ordinary swaps - equity swaps reducing a long position 126 40.392463 gbp 5p ordinary swaps - equity swaps reducing a long position 226 40.40202 gbp 5p ordinary swaps - equity swaps reducing a short position 32 40.397576 gbp   (c) stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) (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 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 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 n/a n/a n/a 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 n/a n/a 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: 25/08/2025 contact name: frank lui telephone number: +44207 996 6418   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. this information is provided by rns, the news service of the london stock exchange. rns is approved by the financial conduct authority to act as a primary information provider in the united kingdom. terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. for further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.  rns may use your ip address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. for further information about how rns and the london stock exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our privacy policy.   end   ferbelflevlzbbd return to news summary

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