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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3402X
Barclays PLC
19 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:

18 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:

 

 

1,969,354

0.49%

2,581,923

0.64%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,400,148

0.60%

397,653

0.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,369,502

1.08%

2,979,576

0.74%

(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

85,820

1.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,989

1.8937  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,216

1.8844  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,131

1.8896  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,658

1.8853  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,914

1.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,666

1.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60

1.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36

1.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35

1.8878  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

1.8840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

1.9020  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

1.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

1.8838  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

1.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

1.8980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

1.8811  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

1.8778  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

1.8818  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97,745

1.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52,762

1.8844  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

47,029

1.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,234

1.8815  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,826

1.8951  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,236

1.8846  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,346

1.8887  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,270

1.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,087

1.8899  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,073

1.8885  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,161

1.8834  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,081

1.8845  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,640

1.8920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,159

1.8904  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,914

1.8817  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,765

1.8811  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,616

1.8907  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,375

1.8986  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,666

1.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,267

1.8977  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,150

1.8779  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,062

1.8972  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,019

1.8840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

556

1.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

436

1.8960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

329

1.8890  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60

1.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24

1.9020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

1.8980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10

1.8813  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7

1.8780  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

13,270

1.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,668

1.8814  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,234

1.8815  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,517

1.8818  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,424

1.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,161

1.8834  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,081

1.8844  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,131

1.8871  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,403

1.8883  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,346

1.8887  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

329

1.8890  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,687

1.8897  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,087

1.8899  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46,839

1.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,640

1.8919  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,497

1.8958  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12

1.8701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

194

1.8796  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,515

1.8830  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,841

1.8840  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13

1.8842  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,463

1.8853  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,819

1.8894  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,215

1.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,078

1.8581  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,694

1.8850  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:

19 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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