REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
03/02/2025 14:00
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RNS Number : 7009V Barclays PLC 03 February 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: 31 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: 44,582,340 7.70% 808,685 0.14%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 468,718 0.08% 44,156,955 7.63%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 45,051,058 7.79% 44,965,640 7.77%
(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 308,772 1.8480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 300,424 1.8500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 243,918 1.8204 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 153,081 1.8474 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 98,900 1.8465 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 91,055 1.8399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 80,434 1.8354 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 45,089 1.8413 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 42,395 1.8471 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 40,871 1.8396 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 37,555 1.8334 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 16,450 1.8398 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 16,350 1.8391 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,239 1.8425 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,084 1.8487 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,983 1.8410 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,582 1.8420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,261 1.8418 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,397 1.8447 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,247 1.8441 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,081 1.8434 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,026 1.8430 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,926 1.8432 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,407 1.8545 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,660 1.8389 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,651 1.8380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,406 1.8451 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,825 1.8483 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,296 1.8540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,263 1.8411 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,164 1.8330 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 945 1.8386 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 884 1.8390 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 760 1.8515 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 723 1.8620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 648 1.8520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 554 1.8470 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 522 1.8570 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 511 1.8472 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 501 1.8490 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 482 1.8320 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 465 1.8460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 408 1.8440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 69 1.8373 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 57 1.8360 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 57 1.8406 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 54 1.8394 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 22 1.8415 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 465,428 1.8489 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 147,277 1.8480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 76,539 1.8463 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 32,344 1.8416 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 10,710 1.8387 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,921 1.8397 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,937 1.8438 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,712 1.8375 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,611 1.8380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,369 1.8479 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,059 1.8388 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,634 1.8389 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,192 1.8431 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,296 1.8540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,164 1.8330 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 920 1.8393 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 884 1.8390 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 723 1.8620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 648 1.8520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 501 1.8490 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 465 1.8460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 424 1.8500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 408 1.8440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 57 1.8360 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 2,634 1.8389 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,000 1.8391 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 920 1.8393 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,007 1.8424 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 78,298 1.8432 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,369 1.8479 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 836 1.8480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,824 1.8155 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 240,094 1.8205 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 37,555 1.8334 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 287 1.8351 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 80,434 1.8354 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,568 1.8386 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 715 1.8388 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,350 1.8391 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,210 1.8395 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 40,871 1.8396 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 91,055 1.8399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,507 1.8406 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,026 1.8430 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,081 1.8434 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 66,062 1.8468 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 41,009 1.8471 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 87,019 1.8478 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,584 1.8479 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 91,616 1.8480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3 1.8560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 14,658 1.8349 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,218 1.8378 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 Feb 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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