Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 3092K published at 12:00 on 04/12/2025, changes made to section 2a.

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:

03 Dec 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:

7,457,072

7.35%

641,173

0.64%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

627,651

0.62%

7,450,225

7.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,084,723

7.97%

8,091,398

7.99%

(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

849,480

41.4400 GBP

41.4158 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

454,169

41.4400 GBP

41.4100 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 Short

2,738

41.4323 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

265

41.4100 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

178

41.4170 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,722

41.4171 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

138

41.4196 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

942

41.4200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,921

41.4204 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

84

41.4230 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59

41.4316 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

41.4371 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,837

41.4376 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

41.4400 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

311,541

41.4200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88

41.4205 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13

41.4206 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,085

41.4243 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,353

41.4289 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

173

41.4300 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,309

41.4317 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68,802

41.4334 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,402

41.4346 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,779

41.4376 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,860

41.4400 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19

41.4605 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

710

41.4282 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,000

41.4233 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:

05 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213