RNS Number : 7702D
Barclays PLC
04 April 2025
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 7582C published at 15:11 on 28/03/2025, changes made to section 2a, 3a and 3b

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:

27 Mar 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:

 

 

42,789,828

7.36%

2,302,371

0.39%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,368,633

0.23%

42,533,974

7.32%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

44,158,461

7.59%

44,836,345

7.71%

(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

126,903

1.8840  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

73,999

1.8800  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

45,566

1.8827  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

32,746

1.8780  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

27,709

1.8754  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

25,146

1.8784  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

18,312

1.8763  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

14,443

1.8790  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

12,020

1.8794  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

9,536

1.8829  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8,348

1.8773  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,895

1.8832  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,529

1.8806  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,029

1.8820  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,864

1.8825  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,626

1.8803  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,505

1.8775  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,974

1.8797  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,446

1.8810  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,244

1.8814  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,864

1.8835  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,613

1.8789  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,216

1.8750  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,035

1.8745  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

826

1.8755  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

773

1.8830  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

424

1.8823  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,367,237

1.8809  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

214,906

1.8785  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

54,920

1.8824  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

34,259

1.8811  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

28,921

1.8797  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

18,767

1.8788  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,485

1.8807  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,021

1.8758  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,337

1.8835  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,801

1.8825  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,473

1.8794  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,367

1.8741  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,036

1.8804  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,168

1.8800  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,122

1.8803  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,059

1.8818  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,923

1.8777  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,832

1.8799  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,682

1.8819  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,251

1.8750  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,141

1.8810  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,613

1.8790  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,353

1.8838  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

773

1.8830  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

610

1.8844  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

361

1.8880  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

103

1.8820  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4

1.8840  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

Increasing Short

16,273

1.8820  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,216

1.8750  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,263

1.8760  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,633

1.8776  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,923

1.8777  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,767

1.8788  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,921

1.8797  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,700

1.8808  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,092,104

1.8809  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

121

1.8810  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,373

1.8816  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,038

1.8819  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,800

1.8822  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

1.8829  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,337

1.8835  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,353

1.8838  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,415

1.8840  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,505

1.8775  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,974

1.8797  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,441

1.8819  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,112

1.8820  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,286

1.8821  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,627

1.8822  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

424

1.8823  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,567

1.8830  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,864

1.8835  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88,420

1.8840  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,310

1.8838  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

478

1.8854  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:

04 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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