REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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RNS Number : 8825G Barclays PLC 30 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: 29 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: 41,177,293 7.09% 2,370,106 0.41%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,617,151 0.28% 40,839,383 7.03%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 42,794,444 7.36% 43,209,489 7.44%
(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 196,768 1.8485 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 119,626 1.8492 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 93,711 1.8394 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 51,871 1.8397 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 48,346 1.8462 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 24,954 1.8409 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 21,050 1.8415 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 16,926 1.8444 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,413 1.8490 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,277 1.8400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,065 1.8489 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,768 1.8480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,624 1.8493 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,377 1.8487 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,107 1.8503 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,828 1.8479 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,808 1.8506 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,197 1.8380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,003 1.8399 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 941 1.8440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 63,486 1.8473 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 54,306 1.8412 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 30,480 1.8400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 14,992 1.8454 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 13,838 1.8337 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 9,527 1.8438 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 8,766 1.8424 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,383 1.8336 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,012 1.8384 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,067 1.8389 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,382 1.8425 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,260 1.8480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,704 1.8405 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,238 1.8434 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,035 1.8444 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,713 1.8401 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,452 1.8320 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 30 1.8440 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 28,373 1.8400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,327 1.8401 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,451 1.8424 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,527 1.8438 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,992 1.8454 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,015 1.8471 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,306 1.8477 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 755 1.8480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 231 1.8380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 51,871 1.8397 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,289 1.8400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,267 1.8427 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,236 1.8454 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,400 1.8468 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 196,767 1.8485 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,413 1.8490 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 113,401 1.8492 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 1.8500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,808 1.8506 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 597 1.8601 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,107 1.8500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,107 1.8502 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,490 1.8420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 37,258 1.8471 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,107 1.8500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,107 1.8502 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: 30 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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