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Barclays PLC, Spirent Communications plc

Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3091W
Barclays PLC
21 August 2025
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

20 Aug 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

3 1/3p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

21,194,053

3.65%

2,491,121

0.43%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,397,632

0.41%

21,041,861

3.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

23,591,685

4.06%

23,532,982

4.05%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

337,104

1.9532  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

130,660

1.9560  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

106,090

1.9600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,545

1.9570  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,382

1.9590  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

893

1.9660  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,756,312

1.9600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

337,104

1.9532  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

140,000

1.9510  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

131,706

1.9560  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

105,842

1.9574  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

92,265

1.9640  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

69,019

1.9598  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

49,465

1.9579  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

35,990

1.9558  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

28,410

1.9565  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

23,944

1.9556  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

19,837

1.9592  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

19,290

1.9597  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

18,111

1.9566  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

13,262

1.9577  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,936

1.9571  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,013

1.9594  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,153

1.9559  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,732

1.9599  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

809

1.9563  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

808

1.9630  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

753

1.9610  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,812

1.9557  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

140,000

1.9510  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,944

1.9556  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,990

1.9558  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,341

1.9559  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,817

1.9560  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

809

1.9563  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,111

1.9566  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,936

1.9571  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

507

1.9572  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,187

1.9573  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,252

1.9583  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,722

1.9595  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,019

1.9598  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

283,702

1.9599  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,756,863

1.9600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

230

1.9570  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,017

1.9577  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

156

1.9586  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,226

1.9591  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100,547

1.9600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

145

1.9601  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

893

1.9660  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,768

1.9566  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

32,074

1.9590  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)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 person 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:

21 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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