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RNS Number : 4585S Barclays PLC 07 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: 06 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: 44,615,953 7.71% 1,058,020 0.18%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 751,930 0.13% 44,452,192 7.68%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 45,367,883 7.84% 45,510,212 7.86%
(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 102,899 1.7430 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 74,800 1.7468 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 36,128 1.7645 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 11,899 1.7699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 10,338 1.7605 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,984 1.7639 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,558 1.7626 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,186 1.7530 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,561 1.7698 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,783 1.7518 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,966 1.7400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,681 1.7504 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,442 1.7401 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 936 1.7638 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 783 1.7546 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 753 1.7690 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 540 1.7628 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 229 1.7600 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 129 1.7659 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 79 1.7610 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 26 1.7696 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 70,696 1.7400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 56,249 1.7418 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 17,419 1.7621 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,102 1.7579 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,789 1.7599 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,154 1.7581 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 690 1.7549 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 290 1.7399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 79 1.7611 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 66 1.7700 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 1,016 1.7399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 69,680 1.7400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 56,249 1.7418 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 90 1.7539 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,012 1.7579 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,789 1.7599 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,419 1.7621 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 66 1.7700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 77,253 1.7400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,442 1.7401 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 74,800 1.7468 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 783 1.7546 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,959 1.7569 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,896 1.7575 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 229 1.7601 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,226 1.7609 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,558 1.7626 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 924 1.7634 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5 1.7640 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,128 1.7645 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 484 1.7655 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 1.7670 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,334 1.7688 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26 1.7695 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,899 1.7699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 24,994 1.7527 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,678 1.7568 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,867 1.7710 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: 07 Jan 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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