REG - Barclays PLC Spire Healthcare Grp - Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Spire HealthcareAnnouncement

22/05/2026 11:15

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RNS Number : 4822F  Barclays PLC  22 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:                                                     21 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:                                                      5,137,854          1.28%            2,602,392       0.65%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          2,566,075          0.64%            2,903,519       0.72%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  7,703,929          1.91%            5,505,911       1.37%
 (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                              264,008                             2.2250  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              82,340                              2.2301  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              51,007                              2.2275  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              34,070                              2.2323  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              22,500                              2.2000  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              19,422                              2.2299  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              19,245                              2.2285  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              18,716                              2.2286  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              12,187                              2.2271  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              11,250                              2.2010  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              11,250                              2.2060  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              11,250                              2.2080  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              11,250                              2.1910  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              5,625                               2.2050  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4,295                               2.2276  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,635                               2.2248  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,320                               2.2302  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              983                                 2.2300  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              433                                 2.2260  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              175                                 2.2350  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              106                                 2.2249  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              48                                  2.2366  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              31                                  2.2200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2                                   2.2325  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  310,390                             2.2250  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  90,285                              2.2280  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  75,468                              2.2298  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  46,462                              2.2260  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  26,700                              2.2340  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  15,528                              2.2269  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  10,762                              2.2334  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  10,760                              2.2309  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  8,411                               2.2200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  8,020                               2.2275  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6,378                               2.2270  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  5,600                               2.2350  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  5,560                               2.2314  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,364                               2.2249  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,281                               2.2286  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,678                               2.2300  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,008                               2.2425  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  983                                 2.2400  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  683                                 2.2301  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  228                                 2.2307  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  117                                 2.2288  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2                                   2.2296  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                                  Decreasing Short                    1,411           2.2200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Opening Long                        5,811           2.2240  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     28,563          2.2248  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     10,016          2.2249  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     152,191         2.2250  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     14,613          2.2264  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     11,740          2.2268  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     20,724          2.2269  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     377             2.2273  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2,678           2.2300  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     69,657          2.2303  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,703           2.2310  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     5,600           2.2347  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5,625           2.1915  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5,625           2.2079  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5,625           2.2088  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5,625           2.2104  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     97,128          2.2250  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     4,518           2.2251  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5,625           2.2254  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     12,529          2.2270  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     51,679          2.2275  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     4,295           2.2276  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     13,582          2.2283  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     4,128           2.2290  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     983             2.2300  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     11,250          2.2304  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     45,000          2.2315  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     100             2.2350  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     334             2.2355  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    31,810          2.2250  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    2,423           2.2270  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    2               2.2300  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    27,594          2.2250  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    3               2.2266  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    19,422          2.2299  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    2,320           2.2302  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:                                                                      22 May 2026
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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