Company Announcements

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 7766E
Barclays PLC
18 May 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:

15 May 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:

 

 

5,020,695

1.25%

2,269,227

0.56%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,235,961

0.56%

2,859,513

0.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,256,656

1.80%

5,128,740

1.27%

(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

576,686

2.2602  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

431,526

2.2750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

237,142

2.2580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

173,379

2.2478  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

150,377

2.1860  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

136,805

2.2440  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

113,318

2.2609  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97,236

2.2633  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

91,439

2.2060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,970

2.2628  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

68,785

2.2529  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,337

2.2665  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,508

2.2463  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,787

2.2422  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,539

2.2445  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,848

2.2569  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,771

2.2749  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,051

2.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,502

2.2393  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,293

2.2471  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,576

2.2394  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,833

2.2483  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,538

2.2452  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,298

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,055

2.2687  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,471

2.2372  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,929

2.2392  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,773

2.2679  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,635

2.2350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,223

2.2551  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,024

2.2550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,822

2.2375  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,294

2.2657  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,027

2.2626  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

952

2.2597  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

757

2.2673  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

423

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

181

2.2466  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25

2.2475  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

436,531

2.2693  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

434,080

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

190,552

2.2750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

173,379

2.2466  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

83,528

2.2694  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

57,496

2.2479  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

56,946

2.2700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

56,020

2.2469  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,941

2.2637  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,782

2.2489  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,890

2.2498  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,843

2.2512  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,949

2.2731  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,713

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,713

2.2599  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

2.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,616

2.2508  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,822

2.2557  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,128

2.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,300

2.2521  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,037

2.2427  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,011

2.2565  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,756

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,665

2.2381  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,561

2.2676  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,516

2.2339  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,448

2.2751  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,443

2.2374  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,194

2.2250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

939

2.2350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

760

2.2650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

350

2.2575  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

236

2.2675  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25

2.2475  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

3,444

2.2375  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

431,984

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,877

2.2504  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,121

2.2550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,128

2.2561  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,517

2.2562  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,017

2.2570  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

760

2.2650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,157

2.2748  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,000

2.2749  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,745

2.2750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

150,377

2.1868  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,001

2.2375  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,377

2.2387  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,502

2.2393  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,202

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,543

2.2463  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

181

2.2466  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

288,758

2.2478  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,354

2.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,664

2.2527  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,758

2.2591  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

98,792

2.2606  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

2.2617  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

91439

2.2063  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

97,236

2.2633  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,667

2.2644  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

87

2.2648  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

2.2649  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,492

2.2657  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

757

2.2673  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,982

2.2675  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108,349

2.2683  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,055

2.2687  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

2.2709  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,717

2.2739  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

246,473

2.2750  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,731

2.2319  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

64

2.2515  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

73,243

2.2750  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:

18 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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