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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3659V
Barclays PLC
04 March 2026
 

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

SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP 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:

03 Mar 2026

(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:

1p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,363,744

0.58%

2,410,013

0.60%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,205,653

0.55%

598,916

0.15%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,559,259

1.13%

3,008,929

0.75%

(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

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

63,469

1.9440  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,879

1.9283  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,800

1.9069  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,142

1.9060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,814

1.9088  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,591

1.9084  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,033

1.9159  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,594

1.9187  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,375

1.9048  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

349

1.9139  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

141

1.8920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

84

1.9138  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

1.8940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,508

1.9440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,158

1.9347  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41,699

1.9284  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,107

1.9120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,152

1.9180  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,126

1.9113  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,060

1.9028  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,874

1.9177  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,836

1.9086  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,029

1.9240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,916

1.9172  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,154

1.8949  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

941

1.9351  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

800

1.9340  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

650

1.8952  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

486

1.9358  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

314

1.9020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

235

1.9252  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

193

1.9228  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

156

1.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

154

1.8923  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

141

1.8920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

84

1.9140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13

1.8940  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,804

1.8950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

169

1.8960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,743

1.9069  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,207

1.9116  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,874

1.9177  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,152

1.9180  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,279

1.9227  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,029

1.9240  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

150

1.9260  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

941

1.9351  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

486

1.9358  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,547

1.9385  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

49,862

1.9440  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,167

1.9441  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35

1.9060  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,591

1.9084  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,944

1.9086  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

208

1.9121  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,655

1.9123  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,594

1.9187  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

710

1.9301  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,207

1.9328  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,662

1.9440  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

169

1.9341  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

85

1.9440  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:

04 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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