REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
08/04/2025 13:15
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RNS Number : 1619E Barclays PLC 08 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: 07 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: 42,888,475 7.38% 2,235,216 0.38%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,302,058 0.22% 42,597,285 7.33%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 44,190,533 7.60% 44,832,501 7.71%
(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 159,862 1.7206 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 145,029 1.7137 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 116,799 1.7426 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 109,504 1.7165 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 109,083 1.7220 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 103,605 1.7540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 71,386 1.7396 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 54,334 1.7558 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 41,734 1.7169 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 33,064 1.7261 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 28,413 1.7403 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 26,928 1.7240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 23,579 1.7614 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 22,403 1.7760 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 14,086 1.7298 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 10,564 1.7214 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,769 1.7252 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,874 1.7397 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,141 1.7500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,774 1.7282 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,081 1.7223 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,059 1.7436 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,054 1.7362 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,946 1.7040 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,386 1.7253 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,613 1.7725 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,518 1.7100 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,515 1.7780 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,489 1.7440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 680 1.7620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 654 1.7700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 252,552 1.7298 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 242,750 1.7410 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 109,083 1.7222 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 109,014 1.7794 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 70,792 1.7461 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 54,800 1.7598 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 53,821 1.7040 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 51,196 1.7498 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 45,706 1.7829 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 33,150 1.7650 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 31,586 1.7529 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 31,450 1.7390 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 23,457 1.7544 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 17,391 1.7768 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 16,345 1.7175 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 15,986 1.8094 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 14,901 1.7813 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 13,128 1.7990 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 12,474 1.7637 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 11,906 1.7526 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 8,803 1.7307 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 7,825 1.7992 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,064 1.7735 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,033 1.7487 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,537 1.7403 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,452 1.7785 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,600 1.7993 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,518 1.7100 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,489 1.7440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,347 1.7658 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,216 1.7039 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 821 1.7980 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 680 1.7620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 654 1.7700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 436 1.7500 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 1,216 1.7039 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68,746 1.7040 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 62,600 1.7057 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,338 1.7218 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,160 1.7390 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 35,414 1.7461 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 51,196 1.7498 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 102,500 1.7515 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45,968 1.7526 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 31,586 1.7529 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 54,800 1.7598 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,078 1.7678 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,582 1.7726 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,391 1.7768 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 109,014 1.7794 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,901 1.7813 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 47,480 1.7988 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,986 1.8094 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,059 1.7040 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 109,504 1.7165 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 159,862 1.7206 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,064 1.7261 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 280,067 1.7393 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 116,799 1.7426 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,974 1.7445 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 51,603 1.7240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 15,656 1.7324 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 103,316 1.7575 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,053 1.7851 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: 08 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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