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RNS Number : 2039D

JPMorgan Securities Plc

01 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      Oxford Instruments plc 
 this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader     financial advisor to Oxford Instruments PLC 
 is connected: 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                              28 February 2022 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal     Yes, Spectris plc 
 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" 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 
   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      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
      5p ordinary             Purchase               893,450                26.9000 GBP              20.0000 GBP 
 
                                Sale                 733,746                 27.5500 GBP              19.9980 GBP 
                         -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
       5p ordinary              Equity Swap            Decrease Long                  72,113             20.0000 GBP 
                                                                                        218               20.1505 GBP 
                                                                                        71                20.5506 GBP 
                                                                                       2,832              25.5066 GBP 
                                                                                       2,000              25.8308 GBP 
                                                                                       4,131              25.9756 GBP 
                                                                                        285               25.9872 GBP 
                                                                                       1,192              26.0656 GBP 
                                                                                        96                26.2266 GBP 
                                                                                        821               26.2292 GBP 
                                                                                       7,645              26.2967 GBP 
                                                                                       1,125              26.3698 GBP 
                                                                                        350               26.4508 GBP 
                                                                                        385               26.4661 GBP 
                                                                                        567               26.5594 GBP 
                                                                                       1,705              26.6500 GBP 
                                                                                       7,436              26.6501 GBP 
                                                                                        719               26.6513 GBP 
                                                                                        471               26.6527 GBP 
                                                                                        156               26.6630 GBP 
 
                                                       Decrease Short                   77                20.1485 GBP 
                                                                                       1,070              21.9582 GBP 
                                                                                       1,630              24.0177 GBP 
                                                                                       1,600              24.0446 GBP 
                                                                                        600               24.1462 GBP 
                                                                                      18,681              25.1549 GBP 
                                                                                      20,000              26.0791 GBP 
                                                                                      25,109              26.2434 GBP 
                                                                                      67,868              26.2830 GBP 
                                                                                      84,068              26.3487 GBP 
                                                                                        959               26.3541 GBP 
                                                                                       2,319              26.4040 GBP 
                                                                                       2,932              26.4091 GBP 
                                                                                       8,536              26.4368 GBP 
                                                                                      23,286              26.4421 GBP 
                                                                                      30,389              26.4611 GBP 
                                                                                      44,905              26.4921 GBP 
                                                                                        100               26.5231 GBP 
                                                                                      19,128              26.5670 GBP 
                                                                                        32                26.5697 GBP 
                                                                                        208               26.6460 GBP 
                                                                                        175               26.6468 GBP 
                                                                                       2,137              26.6947 GBP 
                                                                                      43,681              26.7170 GBP 
                                                                                      25,672              26.7546 GBP 
                                                                                      22,648              26.7650 GBP 
                                                                                      84,868              26.8170 GBP 
                                                                                       7,578              27.2076 GBP 
 
                                                       Increase Long                     5                19.9985 GBP 
                                                                                        63                19.9999 GBP 
                                                                                        393               20.4604 GBP 
                                                                                        112               20.7499 GBP 
                                                                                       1,000              21.2766 GBP 
                                                                                       1,244              22.1406 GBP 
                                                                                       1,769              22.9506 GBP 
                                                                                       1,734              22.9532 GBP 
                                                                                        87                23.5606 GBP 
                                                                                       5,005              24.0235 GBP 
                                                                                        350               24.1232 GBP 
                                                                                       2,844              24.4052 GBP 
                                                                                        828               24.4126 GBP 
                                                                                        75                25.1499 GBP 
                                                                                        35                25.2499 GBP 
                                                                                        304               25.5796 GBP 
                                                                                      10,714              25.6786 GBP 
                                                                                        158               25.8561 GBP 
                                                                                        469               26.3486 GBP 
                                                                                        182               26.3492 GBP 
                                                                                        80                26.3992 GBP 
                                                                                       2,131              26.5233 GBP 
                                                                                       2,175              26.5235 GBP 
                                                                                        178               26.5259 GBP 
                                                                                       1,513              26.6338 GBP 
                                                                                       4,601              26.6500 GBP 
 
                                                       Increase Short                   70                20.0000 GBP 
                                                                                       1,255              26.5385 GBP 
                                                                                        112               26.7505 GBP 
 
                                                  Opening a Long Position             14,245              26.5053 GBP 
                                                                                        536               26.7250 GBP 
 
                                                  Opening a Short Position              424               21.3084 GBP 
                                                                                        112               21.6454 GBP 
                                                                                      14,245              24.6019 GBP 
                                                                                       6,930              26.1005 GBP 
                                                                                      132,788             26.1251 GBP 
                                                                                      280,000             26.3995 GBP 
                                                                                      30,000              26.6016 GBP 
                                                                                      17,325              26.6883 GBP 
                                                                                      153,300             26.7445 GBP 
                                                                                      13,860              26.7613 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
 
 
   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:    1 March 2022 
 Contact name:          Alwyn Basch 
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 Telephone number:      020 7742 7407 
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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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