REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc
31/01/2025 15:00
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RNS Number : 5155V Barclays PLC 31 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: 30 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: 43,863,018 7.58% 883,594 0.15%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 557,046 0.10% 43,491,601 7.52%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 44,420,064 7.68% 44,375,195 7.67%
(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 182,383 1.8150 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 34,986 1.8180 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 20,239 1.8147 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 19,194 1.8155 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,412 1.8149 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,573 1.8148 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,757 1.8175 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,582 1.8120 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,180 1.8143 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 908 1.8230 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 846 1.8145 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 799 1.8167 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 390 1.8134 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 71 1.8121 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 132,252 1.8148 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 67,932 1.8150 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 14,790 1.8149 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 13,814 1.8157 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 12,201 1.8137 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 9,257 1.8139 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,500 1.8115 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,685 1.8109 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,116 1.8126 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,009 1.8147 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,258 1.8134 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 817 1.8112 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 653 1.8140 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 636 1.8110 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 71 1.8123 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5 1.8151 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4 1.8120 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 3,685 1.8109 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,500 1.8115 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,201 1.8137 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,257 1.8139 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 653 1.8140 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 86 1.8143 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 59,751 1.8147 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,790 1.8149 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 102,707 1.8150 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,582 1.8120 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 75 1.8126 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 1.8130 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 1.8140 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 203 1.8141 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,180 1.8143 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,265 1.8148 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 108,337 1.8150 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,000 1.8151 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,194 1.8155 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 869 1.8160 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,987 1.8162 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 799 1.8167 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,986 1.8180 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 908 1.8230 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,896 1.8161 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: 31 Jan 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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