Spectris Regulatory News (SXS)

FORM 8.5 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 2708H published at 11:47 on 12/11/2025, changes made to section 2A and 3A

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:

11 Nov 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:

4,930,355

4.96%

59,723

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

578,624

0.58%

4,883,866

4.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,508,979

5.54%

4,943,630

4.97%

(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

241,505

41.1400 GBP

41.0560 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

919,752

41.1500 GBP

41.0800 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

82

41.0804 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

429

41.0915 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,487

41.1084 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

126

41.1094 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,164

41.1107 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

353

41.1151 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

494

41.1161 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,288

41.1165 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,421

41.1171 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,457

41.1179 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43

41.1194 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

894,963

41.1200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74

41.1500 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200,000

41.0564 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,083

41.1117 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,412

41.1135 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,626

41.1150 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,492

41.1182 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

414

41.1195 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,077

41.1198 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,310

41.1200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

646

41.1203 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,060

41.1214 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,113

41.1228 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,232

41.1253 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,372

41.1262 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

376

41.1285 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

929

41.1320 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:

14 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213