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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 5425V
Barclays PLC
05 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:

04 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:

 

 

2,348,363

0.58%

2,420,943

0.60%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,210,958

0.55%

604,444

0.15%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,559,321

1.13%

3,025,387

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

28,011

1.9408  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,667

1.9480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,552

1.9188  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,896

1.9140  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,218

1.9160  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,587

1.9300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,609

1.9232  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,786

1.9175  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,779

1.9225  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,755

1.9241  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,608

1.9313  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,124

1.9327  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,142

1.9184  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,716

1.9180  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

1.9182  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

788

1.9476  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

731

1.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

714

1.9280  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

657

1.9220  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

433

1.9120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

385

1.9320  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

199

1.9260  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

197

1.9400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

194

1.9360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

189

1.9380  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

187

1.9240  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54

1.9440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,997

1.9434  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,354

1.9451  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,965

1.9480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,954

1.9262  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,022

1.9281  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,787

1.9300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,685

1.9232  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,222

1.9183  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,055

1.9220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,049

1.9230  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,604

1.9280  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,184

1.9140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,123

1.9198  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,096

1.9160  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,095

1.9320  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,080

1.9190  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

898

1.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

888

1.9207  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

626

1.9364  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

474

1.9215  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

433

1.9120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

271

1.9360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

204

1.9180  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

199

1.9260  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

197

1.9400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

191

1.9235  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

189

1.9380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

187

1.9240  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

167

1.9200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

474

1.9215  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

943

1.9267  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

890

1.9280  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,137

1.9305  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,000

1.9324  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

626

1.9364  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,882

1.9479  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,385

1.9480  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10

1.9120  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,122

1.9160  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,786

1.9175  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

564

1.9182  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,755

1.9241  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,614

1.9246  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,858

1.9250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,191

1.9278  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,822

1.9296  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

690

1.9298  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,530

1.9310  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,608

1.9313  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,167

1.9429  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

54

1.9440  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41

1.9480  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21,954

1.9263  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11,415

1.9480  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,694

1.9140  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

17,552

1.9188  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

38

1.9479  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:

05 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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