| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 9533E published at 15:15 on 14/04/2025 changes made to section 2a and 3a | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 11 Apr 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 3 1/3p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 41,916,309 | 7.21% | 3,182,601 | 0.54% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,768,337 | 0.30% | 41,614,208 | 7.16% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 43,684,646 | 7.52% | 44,796,809 | 7.70% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 75,834 | 1.7728 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 49,778 | 1.7688 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 11,103 | 1.7566 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 10,548 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,716 | 1.7616 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,274 | 1.7679 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,887 | 1.7509 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,375 | 1.7700 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,701 | 1.7759 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,508 | 1.7550 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,106 | 1.7780 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,319 | 1.7460 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,283 | 1.7564 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,097 | 1.7760 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 455 | 1.7670 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 404 | 1.7459 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 396 | 1.7539 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 394 | 1.7500 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 360 | 1.7420 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 500,000 | 1.6668 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 1.7791 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 75,724 | 1.7658 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 73,892 | 1.7648 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 19,896 | 1.7700 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 13,173 | 1.7655 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,350 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 9,716 | 1.7615 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,718 | 1.7591 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,382 | 1.7684 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 6,872 | 1.7707 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 6,196 | 1.7603 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,900 | 1.7631 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,296 | 1.7431 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,224 | 1.7629 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,182 | 1.7752 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 691 | 1.7559 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 487 | 1.7300 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 67 | 1.7500 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 500,000 | 1.7187 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,617 | 1.7473 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 691 | 1.7559 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,196 | 1.7603 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,900 | 1.7631 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,173 | 1.7655 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 75,724 | 1.7658 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,382 | 1.7684 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,573 | 1.7700 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,889 | 1.7714 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,675 | 1.7716 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,182 | 1.7752 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100,000 | 1.7791 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 200 | 1.7380 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 404 | 1.7460 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,887 | 1.7509 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 396 | 1.7540 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,508 | 1.7550 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,103 | 1.7566 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,606 | 1.7653 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,837 | 1.7700 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,499 | 1.7701 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 75,834 | 1.7728 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,017 | 1.7734 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,701 | 1.7759 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,097 | 1.7760 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,577 | 1.7790 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,595 | 1.7661 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 23 Apr 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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