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RNS Number : 6709T Barclays PLC 01 August 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: 31 Jul 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: 23,095,091 3.97% 1,149,084 0.20%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,069,771 0.18% 22,816,449 3.93%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 24,164,862 4.16% 23,965,533 4.12%
(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 1,016,299 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 99,495 1.9531 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 63,610 1.9509 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 28,713 1.9530 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 27,854 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 19,357 1.9491 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,996 1.9544 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,468 1.9567 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 7,285 1.9538 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 6,614 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 5,042 1.9501 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,426 1.9534 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,281 1.9515 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,201 1.9540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,175 1.9539 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,624 1.9520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,591 1.9510 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,547 1.9570 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,939 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 904 1.9541 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 547 1.9559 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 125,953 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 44,477 1.9545 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 17,351 1.9493 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 10,504 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 8,912 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,713 1.9547 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,755 1.9568 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,706 1.9546 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,573 1.9519 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,380 1.9540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,281 1.9535 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,624 1.9520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,424 1.9559 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,115 1.9499 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,863 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 387 1.9570 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 230 1.9510 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 17,351 1.9493 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,115 1.9499 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 28,114 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,649 1.9511 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,916 1.9521 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,879 1.9523 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,209 1.9525 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,161 1.9555 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,424 1.9559 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,357 1.9491 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,357 1.9499 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,132 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,147 1.9501 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 525 1.9515 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 830 1.9518 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,429 1.9524 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26,850 1.9530 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,464 1.9531 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,785 1.9541 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,573 1.9555 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,007,622 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,100 1.9561 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 990 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,222 1.9508 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 36,822 1.9550 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 10,756 1.9555 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 54,432 1.9536 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,972 1.9553 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: 01 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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