REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
07/04/2025 13:15
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RNS Number : 9617D Barclays PLC 07 April 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: 04 Apr 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: 43,088,570 7.41% 2,304,274 0.40%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,401,276 0.24% 42,815,652 7.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 44,489,846 7.66% 45,119,926 7.76%
(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 553,105 1.8603 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 308,971 1.8909 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 95,947 1.8500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 73,801 1.8617 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 47,249 1.8701 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 21,914 1.8591 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 14,588 1.8695 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 13,740 1.8619 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,624 1.8615 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,696 1.8609 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,007 1.8700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,801 1.8831 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,246 1.8717 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,895 1.8620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,220 1.8778 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,459 1.8763 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,390 1.8844 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,196 1.8922 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,196 1.8762 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,136 1.8792 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,600 1.8940 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,310 1.8686 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 895 1.8740 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 762 1.8900 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 643 1.8720 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 446 1.8550 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 187 1.8780 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 85 1.8640 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 553,105 1.8603 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 476,643 1.8678 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 250,000 1.8532 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 210,000 1.8508 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 189,146 1.8676 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 109,788 1.8700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 95,502 1.8500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 62,409 1.8618 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 37,175 1.8494 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 28,081 1.8654 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 17,850 1.8644 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 16,548 1.8841 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 15,429 1.8585 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 12,717 1.8596 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 12,596 1.8646 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 11,770 1.8597 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 10,525 1.8590 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,550 1.8584 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,201 1.8699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,825 1.8503 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,631 1.8687 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,506 1.8592 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,600 1.8860 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,286 1.8720 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 987 1.8613 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 895 1.8740 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 874 1.8690 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 861 1.8746 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 810 1.8605 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 762 1.8900 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 607 1.8620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 187 1.8780 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 97 1.8560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 85 1.8640 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 37,175 1.8494 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,404 1.8502 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,825 1.8503 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 210,000 1.8508 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 250,000 1.8532 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,205 1.8562 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,717 1.8596 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,949 1.8624 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,669 1.8628 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,978 1.8646 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,081 1.8654 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 189,146 1.8676 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 85,671 1.8678 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,631 1.8687 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 192,091 1.8698 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,201 1.8699 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 142,763 1.8700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,800 1.8776 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,095 1.8609 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,801 1.8617 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,740 1.8619 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,288 1.8620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,612 1.8686 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,438 1.8700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,249 1.8701 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 308,971 1.8909 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 17,385 1.8587 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 24,600 1.8609 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 121,125 1.8648 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 840 1.8681 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 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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