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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8103W
Barclays PLC
16 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:

13 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:

 

 

2,291,860

0.57%

2,442,411

0.61%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,210,713

0.55%

640,224

0.16%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,502,573

1.12%

3,082,635

0.77%

(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

76,791

1.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,777

1.8369  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,349

1.8408  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,332

1.8530  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,851

1.8395  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,089

1.8485  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,701

1.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,805

1.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,113

1.8406  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,805

1.8572  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,671

1.8285  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,300

1.8364  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39

1.8460  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35

1.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34

1.8420  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

1.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

1.8340  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

101,061

1.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64,484

1.8408  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,129

1.8506  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41,999

1.8519  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,336

1.8420  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,269

1.8368  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,799

1.8459  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,635

1.8339  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,364

1.8504  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,116

1.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,238

1.8180  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,805

1.8572  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,366

1.8364  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

874

1.8500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

778

1.8381  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

669

1.8337  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

531

1.8330  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

478

1.8340  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39

1.8460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35

1.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34

1.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34

1.8480  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

42,763

1.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56,706

1.8402  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,302

1.8420  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

1.8500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,903

1.8629  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

1.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

60,777

1.8369  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

851

1.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,349

1.8408  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,350

1.8410  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,335

1.8424  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,755

1.8431  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,527

1.8438  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

547

1.8478  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1

1.8300  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,117

1.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

46,129

1.8506  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18

1.8538  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

217

1.8599  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,979

1.8379  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:

16 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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