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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 2171T
Barclays PLC
16 February 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 Feb 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:

 

 

2,268,923

0.56%

3,492,836

0.87%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,891,315

0.72%

525,527

0.13%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,160,238

1.28%

4,018,363

1.00%

(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

230,734

2.0500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

71,219

2.0345  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,423

2.0411  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,605

2.0548  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.9980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,222

2.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,098

2.0406  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,575

2.0256  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,101

2.0415  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,071

2.0215  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,314

2.0343  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,233

2.0495  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,184

2.0381  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,031

2.0476  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

702

2.0100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

653

2.0150  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

579

2.0516  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

498

2.0457  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

91

2.0050  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11

2.0243  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

2.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.0375  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

77,930

2.0467  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,979

2.0500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,906

2.0165  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,307

2.0377  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,238

2.0499  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,859

2.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,925

2.0401  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

180

2.0442  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

2.0259  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.0050  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.0100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

2.0375  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

5

2.0247  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12

2.0258  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,307

2.0377  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,859

2.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,925

2.0401  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4

2.0442  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

176

2.0443  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,534

2.0499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67,453

2.0500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,843

2.0099  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,709

2.0250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,374

2.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,550

2.0367  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,184

2.0380  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,098

2.0406  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,101

2.0415  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,031

2.0476  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,245

2.0500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,827

2.0501  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

579

2.0516  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,520

2.0323  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,812

2.0359  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

220,064

2.0500  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 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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