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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8774T
Barclays PLC
20 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:

19 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:

 

 

2,560,926

0.64%

2,964,218

0.74%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,534,197

0.63%

817,273

0.20%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,095,123

1.27%

3,781,491

0.94%

(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

131,816

2.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,556

2.0157  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,895

2.0250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,419

2.0248  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,227

2.0192  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,738

2.0218  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,787

2.0178  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,488

2.0162  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,577

2.0125  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,430

2.0205  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,665

2.0330  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,279

2.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,682

2.0285  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,502

2.0246  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,086

2.0230  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

943

2.0100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

852

2.0257  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

668

2.0226  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

245

2.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

167

2.0350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

138

2.0021  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

92

2.0050  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.0025  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

128,728

2.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,556

2.0315  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,947

2.0092  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,407

2.0088  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

2.0250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

540

2.0126  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

245

2.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

167

2.0350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

144

2.0100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

123

2.0235  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

92

2.0050  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39

2.0053  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

2.0025  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

56,244

2.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39

2.0055  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,947

2.0092  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

540

2.0126  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

123

2.0236  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,000

2.0247  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,128

2.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

138

2.0021  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8

2.0150  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,488

2.0162  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,412

2.0176  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,787

2.0178  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

262

2.0195  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,279

2.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,430

2.0205  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,000

2.0252  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,357

2.0322  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

26,107

2.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

57,736

2.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,304

2.0126  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:

20 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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