REG - Barclays PLC Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Spirent CommunicationsAnnouncement

22/08/2025 13:30

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RNS Number : 4818W  Barclays PLC  22 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:                                                     21 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:                                                      22,159,481         3.81%            3,341,682       0.58%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          3,242,265          0.56%            22,044,679      3.79%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  25,401,746         4.37%            25,386,361      4.37%
 (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                              774,603                             1.9622  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              534,777                             1.9500  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              188,027                             1.9623  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              113,036                             1.9620  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              84,647                              1.9560  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              41,678                              1.9613  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              23,816                              1.9612  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              2,851                               1.9640  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              1,959                               1.9588  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              596                                 1.9580  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              521                                 1.9600  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              76                                  1.9520  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Purchase                              21                                  1.9510  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  262,650                             1.9613  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  200,000                             1.9490  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  190,000                             1.9623  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  180,000                             1.9550  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  125,169                             1.9593  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  100,754                             1.9591  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  96,003                              1.9596  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  89,953                              1.9560  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  67,526                              1.9611  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  62,250                              1.9498  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  54,992                              1.9555  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  45,994                              1.9621  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  45,598                              1.9618  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  45,272                              1.9620  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  22,359                              1.9567  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  16,150                              1.9595  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  12,405                              1.9589  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  8,715                               1.9574  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  8,150                               1.9570  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  4,086                               1.9577  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  3,381                               1.9600  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  2,534                               1.9604  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  1,934                               1.9615  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  1,756                               1.9640  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  1,492                               1.9564  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  1,354                               1.9580  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  817                                 1.9520  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    Sale                                  447                                 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                    5,067           1.9575  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    62,250          1.9498  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    380,000         1.9518  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    41,960          1.9535  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    3,666           1.9556  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,415           1.9576  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    826             1.9577  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,183           1.9580  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    94,596          1.9591  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    189,285         1.9593  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    556             1.9594  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    969             1.9595  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    96,003          1.9596  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    989             1.9597  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    34,753          1.9613  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,934           1.9615  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    261,790         1.9618  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    21,721          1.9620  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    534,777         1.9500  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    21              1.9510  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    164             1.9563  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    319             1.9564  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,230           1.9586  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    392             1.9587  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,567           1.9588  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    250             1.9600  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    23,816          1.9612  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    62,575          1.9620  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    774,603         1.9622  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    49,103          1.9562  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    7,808           1.9581  GBP
 3 1/3p ordinary                                    CFD                                   Increasing Short                    16,345          1.9621  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:                                                                      22 Aug 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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