REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
14/08/2025 13:30
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RNS Number : 3962V Barclays PLC 14 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: 13 Aug 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: 22,397,590 3.85% 1,441,835 0.25%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,348,210 0.23% 22,302,468 3.84%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 23,745,800 4.09% 23,744,303 4.09%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 944,687 1.9520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 115,574 1.9573 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 37,750 1.9381 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 20,028 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 18,176 1.9484 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 10,424 1.9680 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,679 1.9545 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 9,178 1.9553 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 4,294 1.9400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 3,206 1.9570 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,472 1.9420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 2,190 1.9440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,580 1.9620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,561 1.9460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,454 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,431 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 1,340 1.9371 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 843 1.9380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 637 1.9600 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 459 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 426 1.9660 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 426 1.9700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 343 1.9540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 223 1.9640 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 184 1.9360 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 141 1.9590 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 100 1.9594 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Purchase 51 1.9515 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 173,416 1.9592 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 115,574 1.9573 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 67,367 1.9562 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 45,678 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 43,500 1.9538 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 35,696 1.9544 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 19,390 1.9600 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 14,792 1.9504 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 9,760 1.9511 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,851 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 5,000 1.9526 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,454 1.9455 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,294 1.9400 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 4,048 1.9471 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,944 1.9477 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 3,404 1.9559 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,472 1.9420 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 2,392 1.9460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,700 1.9652 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,580 1.9620 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 1,413 1.9380 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 904 1.9440 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 673 1.9500 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 482 1.9497 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 459 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 426 1.9700 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 426 1.9660 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 424 1.9680 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 343 1.9540 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 322 1.9520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 223 1.9640 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 184 1.9360 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary Sale 141 1.9590 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 4,445 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,171 1.9381 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 831 1.9460 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 73 1.9499 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,792 1.9504 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 137 1.9525 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,000 1.9526 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 435 1.9533 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43,500 1.9538 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,404 1.9559 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,882 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 43,500 1.9562 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,996 1.9580 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 173,416 1.9592 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,250 1.9602 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,340 1.9371 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 37,750 1.9381 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 131 1.9454 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,084 1.9471 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 613 1.9480 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,312 1.9516 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 944,365 1.9520 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 387 1.9529 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,832 1.9560 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,206 1.9570 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 1.9594 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 213 1.9603 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 16,012 1.9485 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,481 1.9519 GBP
3 1/3p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,999 1.9561 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) Exercise
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: 14 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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