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RNS Number : 1277S Barclays PLC 03 January 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: 02 Jan 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: 44,630,469 7.71% 1,488,907 0.26%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,195,890 0.21% 44,495,101 7.69%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 45,826,359 7.92% 45,984,008 7.95%
(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 82,909 1.7700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 32,169 1.7699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 28,273 1.7698 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,822 1.7690 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,912 1.7697 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,718 1.7714 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,263 1.7707 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 900 1.7704 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 654 1.7654 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 499 1.7720 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 458 1.7692 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 435 1.7680 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 331 1.7689 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1 1.7750 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 27,524 1.7697 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 22,507 1.7694 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 16,057 1.7674 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 15,320 1.7700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 8,808 1.7687 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 8,195 1.7689 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 7,011 1.7691 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,353 1.7699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,491 1.7693 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,911 1.7688 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,881 1.7710 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 393 1.7708 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 291 1.7709 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 163 1.7658 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 20 1.7690 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1 1.7750 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 163 1.7658 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,057 1.7674 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,808 1.7687 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,911 1.7688 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,195 1.7689 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 540 1.7690 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,011 1.7691 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,447 1.7694 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,524 1.7697 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 500 1.7699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,334,344 1.7700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,881 1.7710 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 1.7666 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,019 1.7688 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6 1.7690 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,802 1.7695 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,912 1.7697 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,273 1.7698 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 527 1.7699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,431,440 1.7700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,194 1.7702 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 900 1.7704 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 468 1.7721 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 100 1.7691 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,882 1.7693 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,609 1.7703 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: 03 Jan 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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