Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 0372E
JPMorgan Securities Plc
08 March 2022
 

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:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

(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:

Financial advisor to Oxford Instruments PLC

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

7 March 2022

(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"

Yes, Oxford Instruments plc

 

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

 

Sale

214,507

 

291,627

25.6400 GBP

 

25.5700 GBP

23.9400 GBP

 

23.7900 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

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening a Long Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening a Short Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128

4,066

245

55

2

12

6

1,645

2,382

1,765

567

23

1,483

1,122

9,975

1,051

902

129

11,000

1,642

56

147

15

816

10,479

 

6,643

1,000

125

3,624

3,581

63,003

1,850

2,020

18,367

8

19,564

554

 

1,869

1,882

208

12,967

97

7,978

6,331

1,026

167

1,179

474

963

1,957

699

87

171

15

388

1,305

59

 

22

21

251

19,000

7,351

946

396

13,421

83

184

195

 

2,479

122

265

22

293

1,647

8,213

1,496

478

1,226

3,785

1,997

669

126

27

7

1,834

500

30

7,354

 

454

160

1,317

5,024

19,777

691

2,904

500

24.7265 GBP

24.9097 GBP

24.9148 GBP

25.3713 GBP

25.3825 GBP

25.3834 GBP

25.3859 GBP

25.3988 GBP

25.4194 GBP

25.4242 GBP

25.4273 GBP

25.4500 GBP

25.4622 GBP

25.4656 GBP

25.4735 GBP

25.4840 GBP

25.4864 GBP

25.4866 GBP

25.4932 GBP

25.4964 GBP

25.5428 GBP

25.5558 GBP

25.5700 GBP

25.5706 GBP

25.5726 GBP

 

24.7330 GBP

24.7922 GBP

24.8181 GBP

24.9801 GBP

24.9855 GBP

25.0118 GBP

25.1694 GBP

25.3561 GBP

25.4392 GBP

25.4495 GBP

25.4632 GBP

25.5137 GBP

 

24.3483 GBP

24.3699 GBP

24.5544 GBP

24.5568 GBP

24.6219 GBP

24.6288 GBP

24.6469 GBP

24.6630 GBP

24.6869 GBP

24.7556 GBP

25.1130 GBP

25.2916 GBP

25.3217 GBP

25.4564 GBP

25.4706 GBP

25.4867 GBP

25.4975 GBP

25.5051 GBP

25.5344 GBP

25.5780 GBP

 

24.2447 GBP

24.2448 GBP

24.4197 GBP

25.0302 GBP

25.1073 GBP

25.2185 GBP

25.3633 GBP

25.3749 GBP

25.3750 GBP

25.5732 GBP

25.5739 GBP

 

24.9148 GBP

25.1220 GBP

25.1964 GBP

25.2099 GBP

25.2335 GBP

25.2711 GBP

25.3331 GBP

25.3522 GBP

25.3544 GBP

25.3686 GBP

25.3780 GBP

25.3866 GBP

25.3929 GBP

25.4292 GBP

25.4786 GBP

25.4886 GBP

25.4960 GBP

25.5066 GBP

25.5349 GBP

25.5700 GBP

 

24.0001 GBP

24.2701 GBP

24.8450 GBP

25.0267 GBP

25.3915 GBP

25.5700 GBP

25.5713 GBP

25.5763 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









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit





 

 

 

(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)


 

 



 

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:

8 March 2022

Contact name:

Alwyn Basch

Telephone number:

020 7742 7407

 

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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