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Barclays PLC, Spire Healthcare Group PLC

Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 2777D
Barclays PLC
06 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:

05 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:

 

 

2,758,804

0.68%

4,985,520

1.24%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,824,272

1.20%

578,999

0.14%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,583,076

1.88%

5,564,519

1.38%

(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

26,529

1.5840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,547

1.6113  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,224

1.5982  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,448

1.5904  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,913

1.6244  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,861

1.5945  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,487

1.6111  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,077

1.5991  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,983

1.5880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,704

1.5836  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,055

1.5906  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,522

1.6089  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,367

1.5839  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,856

1.6215  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,522

1.6071  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,157

1.6290  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,123

1.5920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

909

1.6280  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500

1.6176  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

356

1.5870  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,882

1.6140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,327

1.5840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,992

1.6001  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,445

1.5873  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,236

1.6057  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,476

1.5881  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,401

1.6124  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,383

1.6014  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,919

1.6091  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,648

1.6262  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,365

1.5920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,341

1.6288  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,157

1.6290  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,073

1.6052  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

484

1.5912  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

400

1.6063  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

168

1.5860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

140

1.6220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

1.5856  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

1.5883  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

2,418

1.5839  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,645

1.5840  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6

1.5853  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6

1.5875  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

261

1.5879  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

1.5899  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,469

1.5915  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

874

1.6009  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,001

1.6039  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

702

1.6043  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,236

1.6057  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,754

1.6058  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,903

1.6083  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,546

1.6084  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,502

1.6112  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,010

1.6146  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,379

1.6197  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,341

1.6288  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,646

1.5840  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

356

1.5870  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,055

1.5906  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,203

1.5920  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,861

1.5945  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,224

1.5982  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,959

1.5996  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,160

1.6095  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,620

1.6236  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,913

1.6244  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

244

1.6280  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

13,445

1.5873  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

929

1.6198  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,648

1.6262  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,237

1.5839  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,137

1.5880  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,856

1.6215  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

943

1.6250  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:

06 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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