REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC Replacement
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RNS Number : 4615Y Barclays PLC 08 September 2025
FORM 8.3 Amendment this form replaces RNS number 2657Y published at 14:05 on
05/09/2025, changes made to section 2A,3A,3B
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: 04 Sep 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: 19,918,876 3.43% 6,084,036 1.04%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 5,970,876 1.02% 19,842,510 3.41%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
25,889,752 4.45% 25,926,546 4.45%
TOTAL:
(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) Purchase and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security
securities
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 48,001 1.9453 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 48,001 1.9464 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 18,167 1.9466 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 17,160 1.9421 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 16,342 1.9490 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 16,030 1.9439 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 11,331 1.9493 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,076 1.9497 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,898 1.9564 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,872 1.9484 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,545 1.9420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,445 1.9461 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,213 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,946 1.9452 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,651 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,583 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,996 1.9440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,937 1.9300 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,629 1.9460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,248 1.9520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,034 1.9470 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,004 1.9579 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 617 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 548 1.9540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 71 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3 1.9600 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 112,331 1.9566 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 92,230 1.9442 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 66,158 1.9495 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 47,350 1.9458 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 40,755 1.9445 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 23,430 1.9502 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 21,347 1.9461 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 10,715 1.9418 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,058 1.9492 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,545 1.9420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,377 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,538 1.9449 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,037 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,937 1.9300 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,903 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,860 1.9436 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,629 1.9460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,248 1.9520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,127 1.9440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 617 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 548 1.9540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 145 1.9522 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 71 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3 1.9600 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant
reference
unit
security
securities
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 741 1.9356 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,715 1.9418 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,651 1.9420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,860 1.9436 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 60,128 1.9437 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,054 1.9442 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,907 1.9445 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,363 1.9447 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 47,522 1.9458 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,347 1.9461 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,944 1.9474 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,058 1.9492 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 66,158 1.9495 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,030 1.9498 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,400 1.9505 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 401 1.9507 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 826 1.9550 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 403,683 1.9566 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,563 1.9420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,934 1.9421 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 869 1.9440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,001 1.9453 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,445 1.9461 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,001 1.9465 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,985 1.9468 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,571 1.9470 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 680 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,331 1.9493 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,076 1.9497 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,467 1.9505 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 354 1.9541 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 291,352 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,898 1.9564 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 650 1.9600 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 person 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: 08-Sep-25
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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