REG - Barclays PLC Spire Healthcare Grp - Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC
15/05/2026 13:15
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RNS Number : 5748E Barclays PLC 15 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: 14 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: 4,858,744 1.21% 2,808,241 0.70%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,709,994 0.67% 2,688,481 0.67%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 7,568,738 1.88% 5,496,722 1.36%
(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 1,552,975 2.2159 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,000,000 2.1586 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 680,179 2.2450 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 618,449 2.1877 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 575,641 2.1961 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 500,000 2.2095 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 373,724 2.1435 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 350,210 2.1611 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 339,607 2.1636 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 326,023 2.1735 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 262,599 2.1443 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 199,283 2.1000 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 125,191 2.2186 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 98,953 2.1500 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 91,871 2.2311 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 86,247 2.2073 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 81,506 2.2335 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 72,567 2.1297 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 69,065 2.2000 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 51,483 2.2075 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 46,817 2.1888 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 44,073 2.1818 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 43,792 2.1495 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 41,696 2.1720 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 40,451 2.1876 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 39,597 2.1783 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 30,984 2.2150 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 23,206 2.1819 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 22,912 2.2300 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 22,696 2.1958 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 21,429 2.2175 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 20,453 2.1848 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 20,431 2.2200 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 20,262 2.2350 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 18,538 2.2050 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 17,939 2.1808 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 15,477 2.2015 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 14,858 2.2250 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 14,210 2.1725 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 13,190 2.2275 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 11,693 2.1950 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 10,654 2.0769 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 9,615 2.1322 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 8,168 2.2125 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 7,433 2.1802 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 5,581 2.0942 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 5,350 2.1900 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 4,183 2.2100 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 4,182 2.1850 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 3,740 2.2225 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 3,642 2.2236 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 3,516 2.1800 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 3,372 2.2025 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 3,210 2.1736 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,790 2.1591 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,728 2.1100 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,503 2.1824 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,298 2.2017 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,842 2.0998 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,788 2.2070 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,198 2.1700 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,158 2.1860 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,120 2.1854 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,065 2.0825 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 930 2.2083 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 775 2.1225 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 644 2.1250 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 610 2.0800 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 543 2.1924 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 541 2.2027 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 530 2.1750 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 371 2.1350 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 367 2.1600 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 336 2.2126 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 310 2.1775 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 280 2.2005 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 279 2.1125 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 220 2.1975 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 204 2.1400 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 189 2.1450 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 189 2.1925 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 188 2.1825 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 186 2.1650 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 179 2.1575 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,061,840 2.1994 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 365,832 2.1810 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 348,759 2.2450 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 314,417 2.1848 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 295,014 2.1867 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 207,991 2.2080 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 184,101 2.1697 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 183,283 2.1992 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 177,304 2.1024 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 153,122 2.1955 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 146,416 2.2174 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 119,190 2.1530 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 89,155 2.2139 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 50,666 2.2075 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 41,058 2.1830 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 38,877 2.2134 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 36,907 2.2152 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 31,165 2.2150 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 29,548 2.2108 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 24,298 2.2175 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 22,912 2.2300 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 20,306 2.2200 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 20,262 2.2350 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 16,873 2.1800 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 16,787 2.2050 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 16,314 2.1837 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 14,858 2.2250 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 14,148 2.1922 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 14,138 2.2169 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 13,632 2.1982 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 13,190 2.2275 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 11,163 2.1950 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 8,168 2.2125 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 8,080 2.1523 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 5,815 2.2094 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 5,772 2.1598 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,935 2.2000 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,591 2.1874 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,183 2.2100 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,740 2.2225 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,716 2.1434 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,372 2.2025 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,283 2.1000 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 2,321 2.1898 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,371 2.1900 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,365 2.2069 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,300 2.1425 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,198 2.1700 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,065 2.0825 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 862 2.1302 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 853 2.1500 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 799 2.2372 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 775 2.1225 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 644 2.1250 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 610 2.0800 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 530 2.1750 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 371 2.1350 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 367 2.1600 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 310 2.1775 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 279 2.1125 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 251 2.1725 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 247 2.2136 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 234 2.2302 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 220 2.1975 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 204 2.1400 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 189 2.1450 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 189 2.1925 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 188 2.1825 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 186 2.1650 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 182 2.1850 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 179 2.1575 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 140 2.0700 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 140 2.0699 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15 2.0986 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 177,304 2.1024 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,471 2.1370 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 35,394 2.1534 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15,763 2.1800 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,481 2.1854 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,393 2.1871 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,927 2.1877 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,426 2.2025 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,823 2.2063 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 247 2.2136 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 234 2.2302 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 799 2.2372 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 98,642 2.2448 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 75,946 2.2450 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 10,654 2.0769 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,842 2.0998 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,586 2.1200 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 350,210 2.1611 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 339,607 2.1636 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 47,122 2.1683 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 71,702 2.1696 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 326,023 2.1735 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 89,184 2.1742 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 432,490 2.1799 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,433 2.1802 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,000 2.1852 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 376,899 2.1878 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,229 2.1912 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 504 2.2100 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 213,363 2.2115 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 220,294 2.2176 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 125,191 2.2186 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 125 2.2200 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 55,282 2.2266 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 44,122 2.2295 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 91,871 2.2311 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,409 2.2324 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 81,506 2.2335 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,444 2.2360 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 359,314 2.2450 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 119,190 2.1530 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,893 2.1679 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 207,991 2.2080 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 48,855 2.2450 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 373,724 2.1435 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Opening Short 1,000,000 2.1586 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 12,160 2.1907 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 543 2.1924 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,909 2.2025 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 8,894 2.2274 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 48,855 2.2450 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: 15 May 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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