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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 0065X
Barclays PLC
17 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:

16 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:

 

 

2,264,043

0.56%

2,467,275

0.61%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,240,860

0.56%

630,857

0.16%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,504,903

1.12%

3,098,132

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

138,961

1.8503  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

120,562

1.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

40,324

1.8484  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,042

1.8490  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,098

1.8476  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,059

1.8498  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

1.8565  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,820

1.8367  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,814

1.8587  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,390

1.8551  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

823

1.8540  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

682

1.8580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

673

1.8645  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

98

1.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

98

1.8399  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57

1.8680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56

1.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54

1.8620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46

1.8520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

41

1.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26

1.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

1.8510  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

1.8500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97,332

1.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97,296

1.8504  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59,121

1.8460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41,783

1.8500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,221

1.8542  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,625

1.8432  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,632

1.8483  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,502

1.8408  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,551

1.8481  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,000

1.8350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,618

1.8563  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,098

1.8578  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,822

1.8475  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,682

1.8452  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,622

1.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,458

1.8540  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,254

1.8673  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

725

1.8620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

126

1.8510  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

98

1.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

57

1.8680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

56

1.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46

1.8520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41

1.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

26

1.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16

1.8580  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

7,106

1.8272  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,000

1.8361  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,682

1.8452  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

59,121

1.8460  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,822

1.8475  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,330

1.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,396

1.8501  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,381

1.8538  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,254

1.8673  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

345

1.8420  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,909

1.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

452

1.8499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,743

1.8515  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,558

1.8519  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

820

1.8531  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

881

1.8540  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,395

1.8549  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,390

1.8551  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,814

1.8587  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,091

1.8479  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

23,221

1.8542  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,427

1.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

103,010

1.8480  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:

17 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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