REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
20/06/2025 14:30
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RNS Number : 8244N Barclays PLC 20 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: 19 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: 29,575,664 5.09% 1,825,368 0.31%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,744,399 0.30% 29,431,748 5.06%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 31,320,063 5.39% 31,257,116 5.38%
(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 434,538 1.9120 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 24,309 1.9121 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 13,065 1.9126 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,644 1.9110 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,891 1.9211 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,595 1.9169 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 864 1.9190 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 823 1.9180 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 739 1.9140 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 729 1.9160 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 604 1.9157 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 250,000 1.9108 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 96,990 1.9129 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 48,002 1.9045 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 48,001 1.9177 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 17,030 1.9120 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 14,608 1.9111 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 12,129 1.9137 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 10,220 1.9142 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 9,175 1.9133 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,660 1.9060 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,297 1.9140 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 976 1.9194 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 908 1.9180 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 678 1.9099 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 674 1.9040 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 582 1.9187 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 363 1.9193 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 7 1.9160 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 674 1.9040 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,002 1.9045 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 678 1.9099 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 250,000 1.9108 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,608 1.9111 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,791 1.9120 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,175 1.9133 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,446 1.9142 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,365 1.9148 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 916 1.9150 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,001 1.9177 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 418 1.9186 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 582 1.9187 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 363 1.9193 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 382,753 1.9120 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,923 1.9121 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,386 1.9125 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 506 1.9152 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 102 1.9156 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 502 1.9157 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 632 1.9176 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,891 1.9211 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,360 1.9118 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 19,767 1.9154 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,053 1.9133 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 220 1.9194 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: 20 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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