REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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RNS Number : 0357J Barclays PLC 16 May 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: 15 May 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: 45,771,110 7.88% 2,202,218 0.38%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,896,164 0.33% 45,486,779 7.83%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 47,667,274 8.20% 47,688,997 8.21%
(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 247,592 1.9337 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 104,893 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 56,020 1.9291 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 48,866 1.9288 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 29,837 1.9324 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 28,423 1.9282 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 21,047 1.9290 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 13,735 1.9277 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 13,399 1.9299 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 10,015 1.9260 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,234 1.9264 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,600 1.9281 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,086 1.9285 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,550 1.9280 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,867 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,699 1.9300 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,692 1.9259 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 899 1.9286 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 760 1.9250 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 697 1.9218 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 617 1.9278 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 209 1.9221 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 201,811 1.9335 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 27,900 1.9326 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 26,740 1.9339 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 16,761 1.9272 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,758 1.9279 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,852 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,027 1.9290 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,674 1.9300 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,253 1.9255 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,843 1.9280 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 697 1.9220 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 606 1.9260 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 3,253 1.9255 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,857 1.9272 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 793 1.9273 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 909 1.9279 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 672 1.9280 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 262 1.9298 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 510 1.9339 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 293 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 209 1.9221 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 701 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,536 1.9260 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,234 1.9264 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 1.9280 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,714 1.9281 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,706 1.9282 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,599 1.9290 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 56,020 1.9291 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,211 1.9307 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 41,478 1.9310 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,837 1.9324 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 51,051 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,200 1.9341 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,227 1.9297 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 46,963 1.9282 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: 16 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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