REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
12/06/2025 14:15
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RNS Number : 6420M Barclays PLC 12 June 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: 11 Jun 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: 44,886,280 7.72% 1,857,496 0.32%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,765,470 0.30% 44,598,901 7.67%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 46,651,750 8.03% 46,456,397 7.99%
(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 19,143 1.9325 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 13,783 1.9320 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 11,397 1.9380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,946 1.9323 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 8,409 1.9295 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,233 1.9301 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,114 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,547 1.9272 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,991 1.9330 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,500 1.9342 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,701 1.9281 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,490 1.9350 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,163 1.9200 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 846 1.9370 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 780 1.9300 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 595 1.9251 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 385 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 19 1.9180 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7 1.9260 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 7,558 1.9295 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,308 1.9344 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,195 1.9291 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,069 1.9286 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,160 1.9218 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,137 1.9186 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,703 1.9380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,410 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,184 1.9320 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,954 1.9253 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,469 1.9260 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,200 1.9192 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,177 1.9327 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,072 1.9256 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 846 1.9370 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 780 1.9300 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 725 1.9321 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 442 1.9250 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 194 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 175 1.9241 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 19 1.9180 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 5,529 1.9326 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,137 1.9186 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,200 1.9192 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,160 1.9218 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 53 1.9225 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27 1.9226 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 442 1.9250 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,425 1.9260 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,069 1.9286 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,195 1.9291 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,539 1.9294 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,006 1.9298 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,406 1.9379 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,196 1.9204 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 191 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 595 1.9251 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,233 1.9301 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,357 1.9318 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,946 1.9323 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,455 1.9324 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,991 1.9330 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,945 1.9340 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,500 1.9342 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 846 1.9370 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,992 1.9380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,731 1.9318 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: 12 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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