REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
24/06/2025 15:15
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RNS Number : 2292O Barclays PLC 24 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: 23 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: 28,925,531 4.98% 2,014,221 0.35%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,921,734 0.33% 28,777,323 4.95%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 30,847,265 5.31% 30,791,544 5.30%
(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 307,026 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 75,000 1.9265 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 61,676 1.9228 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 42,608 1.9221 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,418 1.9181 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,329 1.9203 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,100 1.9241 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,595 1.9201 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,330 1.9210 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,122 1.9200 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,106 1.9216 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,008 1.9234 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 183 1.9220 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 300,000 1.9228 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 156,920 1.9204 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 94,170 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 24,001 1.9236 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 23,602 1.9196 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 20,881 1.9231 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 14,713 1.9219 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,530 1.9190 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6,447 1.9198 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,125 1.9220 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 374 1.9199 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 30 1.9230 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 6 1.9183 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 6 1.9179 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36 1.9180 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,737 1.9190 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,602 1.9195 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,810 1.9198 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 374 1.9199 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,060 1.9202 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,920 1.9204 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,985 1.9216 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,329 1.9219 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 300,000 1.9228 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,001 1.9236 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68,665 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 1.9180 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,418 1.9181 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,595 1.9201 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,329 1.9203 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,233 1.9217 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 183 1.9220 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,331 1.9226 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,405 1.9229 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 308,050 1.9240 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,100 1.9241 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 300 1.9260 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,730 1.9224 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 8,097 1.9238 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,304 1.9211 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 150,000 1.9204 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 75,000 1.9266 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: 24 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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