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RNS Number : 4793G Barclays PLC 28 April 2025
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 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 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: 25 Apr 2025
(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: 3 1/3p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 40,551,060 6.98% 2,408,246 0.41%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,581,653 0.27% 40,247,513 6.93%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 42,132,713 7.25% 42,655,759 7.34%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 37,646 1.8352 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 24,884 1.8341 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 15,839 1.8340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 15,093 1.8344 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 12,316 1.8350 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,346 1.8380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,783 1.8342 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,745 1.8409 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,422 1.8269 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,454 1.8320 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,465 1.8406 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,037 1.8199 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,025 1.8390 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,476 1.8400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,263 1.8399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,139 1.8360 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 741 1.8321 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6 1.8333 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 81,494 1.8340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 35,187 1.8341 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,412 1.8344 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,241 1.8266 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,148 1.8307 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 144 1.8368 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 142 1.8320 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,241 1.8266 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,148 1.8307 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 76,270 1.8340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,469 1.8346 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 569 1.8354 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 869 1.8355 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 741 1.8321 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,917 1.8340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,886 1.8350 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,712 1.8380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,025 1.8390 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,133 1.8400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,745 1.8409 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 1.8420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 142 1.8319 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,276 1.8340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,101 1.8339 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,070 1.8411 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) Exercising
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: 28 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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