REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
10/04/2025 15:15
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RNS Number : 5630E Barclays PLC 10 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: 09 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: 42,603,026 7.33% 2,455,422 0.42%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,543,757 0.27% 42,306,403 7.28%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 44,146,783 7.60% 44,761,825 7.70%
(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 109,738 1.7380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 109,562 1.6999 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 91,173 1.6867 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 69,848 1.7399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 45,960 1.7358 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 32,351 1.6700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 27,850 1.7112 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 21,663 1.7460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,270 1.7462 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,600 1.7374 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,256 1.7075 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,937 1.7554 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,800 1.6830 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,836 1.7454 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,741 1.7250 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,731 1.7313 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,597 1.7500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,400 1.7450 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,242 1.7408 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,873 1.7440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,740 1.7256 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,166 1.7470 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,142 1.7468 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,094 1.7499 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 705 1.6920 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 684 1.7433 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 92 1.7160 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 228,299 1.7332 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 120,000 1.6691 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 100,000 1.7441 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 91,173 1.6867 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 84,377 1.7091 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 74,980 1.7103 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 43,363 1.7078 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 36,800 1.7464 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 32,351 1.6700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 32,223 1.7285 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 29,634 1.7447 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 13,076 1.7205 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 11,275 1.7187 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 10,569 1.7358 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 9,278 1.7395 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 8,807 1.7312 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 8,555 1.6753 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 7,629 1.6781 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,633 1.7379 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,567 1.7015 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,498 1.7380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,470 1.7476 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,682 1.7352 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,746 1.6732 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,490 1.6823 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,466 1.7469 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,166 1.7470 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,094 1.7500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 893 1.6780 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 748 1.7460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 705 1.6920 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 281 1.7440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 92 1.7160 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 120,000 1.6691 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 22,313 1.6767 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,567 1.7015 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43,363 1.7078 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 84,377 1.7091 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 74,980 1.7103 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,275 1.7187 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,998 1.7251 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,671 1.7286 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,569 1.7358 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 566 1.7378 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,870 1.7379 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 95,173 1.7380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100,000 1.7441 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,634 1.7447 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,466 1.7469 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,557 1.7486 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,800 1.6830 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 109,562 1.6999 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,256 1.7075 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,731 1.7313 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,963 1.7327 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,600 1.7374 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 68,961 1.7380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 69,848 1.7399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,836 1.7454 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 826 1.7471 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,937 1.7554 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 75,275 1.7319 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 33,968 1.7326 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,931 1.7353 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 21,259 1.7311 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 34 1.7441 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: 10 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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